The BBC is addressing the questionable quality of its online radio streams with the launch of HD Sound, a new high-definition netcast technology. Due for Radio 3 in December, and to be available on selected programming on the BBC’s other radio channels starting with the Electric Proms on Radio 2 later this month, HD Sound […]
Sky Italia does not intend to enter the DTT market with a pay-TV offer, claiming this would be technically impossible. It was refuting allegations in dialy “Corriere della Sera” which claimed that Sky Italia plans to team up with local media group Espresso as part of an “anti-Mediaset deal”. Sky Italia points out that it […]
Samsung Electronics is pouring cold water in Toshiba’s assertion there will soon be glasses free 3D. It has said that being able to view 3D TVs without glasses won’t be possible in the next five to ten years because of technical issues. “The first challenge (for 3D TVs) is the inconvenience of wearing glasses,” said […]
LG has launched the world’s largest 3D LCD TV, the LG 72LEX9, which offers 72 inches of 3D home entertainment. The 3D TV comes with True-Motion LED backlit display with a 480Hz refresh rate, DLNA and web TV by NetCast. The TV is expected to be released in South Korea first, and be rolled out […]
Sony’s four model Internet TV line, powered by Google TV, will be in the shops next week, according to the company. The TVs run Google’s Android platform and will be loaded with apps from CNBC, the NBA, Twitter, YouTube and more. The models also feature Dual View, allowing users to watch television while tweeting about […]
DisplaySearch forecasts that 3.2 million 3D TVs will be shipped in 2010, with growth to over 90 million in 2014. Based on this forecast, 3D will grow from 2 per cent of all flat panel TVs shipped in 2010, to 41 per cent in 2014. “While TV manufacturers have bold plans and a lot of […]
UK retailer Curry’s has announced it is selling Samsung 50 inch 3DTV package for £999.99, (E1,137) taking the price of 3DTVs to their lowest level so far. Launched in over 450 Currys and PC World stores nationwide, the retailer is also giving away a free 3D Blu-ray player and two free pairs of 3D glasses […]
ARD, ZDF and five other broadcasters transmit High Definition programmes free-to-air in Germany whereas RTL, SAT1, Pro7, VOX, Kabel1 and SPORT1, which is starting from November 1 st, can only be received with an HD+ compatible satellite receiver. Set-top box specialist STRONG is now launching its fully equipped SRT 7805 satellite receiver. With its built-in […]
Thomson Video Networks (formerly the digital headend division of Grass Valley) has revealed that Canal Satélite Digital, a division of Sogecable and Spain’s leading provider of satellite broadcasting services, has expanded its installation of Thomson Video Networks infrastructure to support the addition of two new HD transponders. Canal Satélite Digital, which broadcasts more than 100 […]
WRN Broadcast, the international broadcast services company, has secured a contract to manage and playout a range of TV channels for Wananchi’s triple play Zuku platform in East Africa. The contract for the new channels, six of which will be available in both SD and HD, places the London-based facility at the forefront of HD […]