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 […]
The team behind Freesat is “actively looking” at the possibility of adding 3D TV to the free-to-air satellite platform. The Freesat team are reported to be currently exploring opportunities with broadcasters. In an interview with joinfreesat, managing director Emma Scott said: “We worked hard to make sure that the first generation of receivers were as […]
SES Astra has announced that it will launch Europe's first 3D demo channel on Astra. Following initial testing, the channel will go live on May 4th 2010 in time for the opening of ANGA Cable, the international trade fair for cable broadband and satellite. The 3D demo channel will be available free-to-air via Astra's orbital […]
Samsung is launching an £8 million (E9m) ad campaign to promote the first 3D TV sets to go on sale in the UK. Samsung’s 3D TVs will be the first to go on sale, available April 27th, with the company’s ad campaign launching the next day during the Champion’s League semi-final on ITV1. The campaign […]
All centre court matches from The French Open will be broadcast live in 3D and shown via Panasonic TVs in-store at selected retail outlets. The 3D coverage of the event will be broadcast to Orange subscribers in France on a dedicated Orange TV channel. Eurosport will receive the Orange 3D live signal and deliver 3D […]
From Colin Mann in Cannes Singapore is set to be the first country in the world to have a nationwide 3D TV trial. To be carried out this year, it will involve the major broadcasters and telcos and be conducted across free-to-air television, cable, IPTV, and online. The plans were revealed by Media Development Authority […]