NewTek, an expert in video and 3D animation products, has won a Tech & Learning (T&L) Award of Excellence (AOE) for TriCaster high definition portable live production system in the “New Products” category of the annual awards competition sponsored by Tech & Learning magazine. “Now that the use of technology in schools is no longer […]
TV makers have condemned the poor quality of the present HD TV that the commercial (private) DTT channels -Antena 3, Tele 5 and La Sexta- are offering inadequate bandwidth for the channels in their respective multiplexes. The broadcasters are dedicating only 6 to 7 Megabits per second to their HD TV channels, out of the […]
An advertising rebound at its ABC television network, as well as the strong box-office performance of Toy Story 3, has lifted Walt Disney’s full-year earnings. However, the media group missed expectations for the fourth quarter due to a timing shift in the recognition of revenues at its ESPN sports channel. Net income for the 12 […]
Virgin Media has confirmed a multiscreen deal with Channel 5 to bring programming from all of Five’s linear TV channels to its TV, online and mobile video on demand platforms from November. The addition of Demand Five to its TV On Demand service at no extra cost to customers makes Virgin Media the only TV […]
From December 11th, 3D VOD will be available on Orange TV. In partnership with Studiocanal and Warner Bros.Digital Distribution, Orange will be offering 3D VOD exclusives on movies “Around the world in 50 years” and “The Clash of the Titans.” This service is available to Orange broadband customers with High Definition TV, equipped with a […]
Even though 56 per cent of all American homes are getting HD signals on their high def sets, well over 80 per cent of viewing is still done in standard definition, Nielsen reports. Only 13 per cent of the viewing for the entire day of cable programming and only 19 per cent of the viewing […]
UK digital satellite platform Sky has reached its target of 10 million TV customers, equivalent to 36 per cent of households in the UK and Ireland. BSkyB set the target in August 2004, since when a further 2.6 million customers have subscribed. Sky TV now reaches more than 25 million people. Around a third of […]
Netgear has revealed a new category of wireless router that enables customers to connect televisions to the Web wirelessly. Patrick Lo, Netgear’s chairman and chief executive officer, said “A lot of the new Internet-connected televisions have an Ethernet port in the back. We want to offer products that can help customers stream very high bandwidth […]
Platform ‘n’, the leading DTH service in Poland, has brought more viewing choice to its subscribers with the addition of AXN HD, a new channel featuring the AXN experience in high-definition. The news—announced today by Platform ‘n’ Chief Operating Officer Christian Anting—represents the operator’s continued commitment to expand its high-definition offerings. Owned by Sony Entertainment […]
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen have announced that two new ToolBox Splitters are shipping with Gefen Fast Switching Technology (FST) and 3DTV enabled. Now sources using HDMI with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital content protection) will no longer introduce a delay when syncing. Plus HDMI v1.4 features are implemented to support 3DTV. The ToolBox 1:4 and 1:8 […]