The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued licences which allow the Nine Network and the SBS to conduct scientific trials of 3D TV in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle and Wollongong. The licences allow the trial operators to test new radiocommunications technologies between May 19th and 19 July 19th 2010 by broadcasting 3D […]
Avail-TVN, the largest digital media services company in North America, has confirmed plans to launch a suite of 3D programming services by the end of 2010 for both VOD and linear. Operators will have access to transactional 3D-VOD content and a companion free on-demand service, both in stereoscopic 3D. In addition, Avail-TVN is planning two […]
France's broadcasting regulator, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), has issued a call for applications for three pay channels and two free channels in HD. It has also endorsed extending the coverage of the France O (overseas) service to any metropolitan area in the coming weeks. The CSA opened a public consultation in June 2009 […]
From David del Valle in Madrid Around 12 million TV sets in Spain, 46 per cent of the total market, are not ready for HDTV and another 11 million need a special set-top-box to watch it, according to the Electronic Association, Asimelec. Most of those 12 million are “old TV sets”, capable of receiving DTT […]
Korea will transmit its first stereoscopic 3D television programmes over terrestrial broadcasting networks on May 19th, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has confirmed. All four of the country’s land-based television stations – KBS, MBC, SBS and EBS – will participate in the trial services, beginning with the 3D broadcasts of the 2010 Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships […]
Eutelsat Communications and Euro1080 have announced the signature of a new partnership designed to further enrich the content of Eutelsat’s 3D channel which is broadcast across Europe by the Eurobird 9A satellite. In this exclusive agreement, Euro1080 together with its TV production company Alfacam, a pioneer in HD production and broadcasting, will bring to the […]
Cisco has announced that French cable service provider Numericable is building one of the world’s first HD 3D VOD service based on the Cisco Content Delivery System platform. The company originally deployed the platform to support VOD, catch-up TV and user-generated content services. The award-winning Cisco Content Delivery System provides Numericable with the flexibility and […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Brian Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Sky Deutschland, has stated that the future success of the satellite pay-TV platform will be based on HD and differentiating on quality. Speaking during the ANGA Cable Strategy Summit, Sullivan recognised that Sky was replacing an established, but damaged brand in Premiere. “We've recapitalised […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian public broadcaster RAI has teamed up with The Space Cinema Circuit and Infront Italy for the first 3D transmission of a sports event in Italy. On May 5th, RAI will be broadcasting the Italian Cup Final, played between Roma and Inter, in 3D. The signal will be encrypted and […]
Virgin Media unveiled its first High Definition (HD) TV advertising campaign. The new ads showcase Virgin Media's growing HD line up, including BBC HD, ITV1 HD, ESPN HD, LIVING HD and, soon to launch, Film4 HD. Virgin Media currently offers 12 HD TV channels across sport, entertainment, film, nature and documentaries, all available at no […]