Sky Deutschland plans to launch its Sky Sports HD 1 and Sky Sports HD 2 channels on the Apple iPad at the end of October. Meanwhile, ESPN America HD is to launch in Germany and Austria after striking a deal with Sky Deutschland. The iPad app will be free of charge to Sky subscribers until […]
Oregan Networks, a developer of media browsing technologies for television, has announced imminent launch of the Onyx STB manufactured by Korea-based Consumer Electronics brand Digital Streams. The new device offers a simple way for consumers to stream UK’s popular Internet video services and music, as well as accessing photo sharing and social networking sites on […]
Oregan Networks, a developer of media browsing technologies for television, has announced imminent launch of the Onyx STB manufactured by Korea-based Consumer Electronics brand Digital Streams. The new device offers a simple way for consumers to stream UK’s popular Internet video services and music, as well as accessing photo sharing and social networking sites on […]
The entry of 3D into the home “isn’t the second coming of HD, and if you say it will have the speed of adoption that HD had, I’m not buying that” Chase Carey president, deputy chairman and COO of News Corp has told a Hollywood audience. Carey predicts that 3D-TV will grow to occupy only […]
Stephen Fry, the comic and self-confessed technophile has produced a short-film – in association with Sky – which takes a look at 3D TV and how it works, without the jargon. Fry said: “3D TV in the home is going to be the next exciting chapter in television history and I’m delighted to be able […]
RRsat Global Communications Network and BT’s Media and Broadcast division have collaborated to provide the technological expertise and network infrastructure behind a 3D music and dance spectacle beamed live from London to Tel Aviv beach last week. The free event was organsed by one of RRsat’s major Israeli customers as a marketing initiative. The event […]
Technicolor has won a further contract from Astro, Malaysia’s leading integrated cross-media group. Already an established supplier of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 STBs for standard definition broadcasting, Technicolor is now to supply HD MPEG-4 STBs with local recording capability to support Astro’s move to offer more technology-adapting services and products to its near 3 million customer […]
NHK developed Super Hi-Vision, often called ‘Super HDTV‘ thanks to its 4000 lines on the TV screen, is gaining momentum, despite the hype surrounding 3D-TV. The BBC is about to capture a rock concert in London, and transmit the Super Hi-Vision images direct to Japan later this month. Roger Mosey, who is the […]
Finland’s largest cable TV operator DNA has revealed plans to bring HDTV to 1.5 million Finnish homes by 2011, with availability in the largest Finnish cities already by the year-end. A deal with Ericsson will enable DNA will make the HDTV experience available for 60 per cent of all Finnish digital terrestrial TV households […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has been awarded temporary multiplex capacity for the launch of HDTV tests. Although the tender to award five digital multiplexes has yet to take place, Mediaset has received Channel 58 (frequency 770 MHz) in those areas of Italy where the ASO has already taken place. The broadcaster plans to […]