From Colin Mann in London UK DTT platform Freeview has launched an HD service available from today to around 4.5 million new homes, including in the cities of Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff, which puts Freeview HD coverage on track to reach up to 50 per cent of the UK by the 2010 World Cup in […]

Coinciding with the launch of their 3D enabled Bravia LCD TV’s this Summer, Sony will also release a firmware update for their PS3 games console, giving it 3D capability. There are two firmware updates that will convert the PS3 into a stereoscopic 3D capable games platform and also add support for 3D Blu-ray. The two […]

DirecTV will add ESPN 3D, the industry’s first 3D sports television network, to its upcoming 3D line-up that will offer three dedicated 3D channels, including DirecTV’s newly named linear 3D channel, N3D(TM) powered by Panasonic. Launching in June, millions of DirecTV HD customers in the US will have access to ESPN’s entire 3D programming line-up, […]

LG Electronics is aiming to sell nearly 1 million 3D TVs this year to take one-fourth of the market. It said it wanted to increase market share in 3D TVs more aggressively, hoping to keep its lead over rival Sony and fight falling prices. “Our goal is boosting market share in 3D TVs and you […]

Virgin Media plans to offer 3D content to customers through its on-demand platform, rather than a linear 3D channel. Virgin is currently demonstrating 3D TV at the Ideal Home Show in London. For the demo expensive ‘active’ glasses have been used which allow customers to purchase cheaper 3D-ready TVs. However, the operator claimed that its […]

IP Vision and Netgem has showcased one of the UK's first HD Freeview+ Hybrid DTT STBs at IPTV World Forum. IP Vision develops, operates and manages FetchTV, is a leading hybrid DTT/IP OTT connected TV service. Netgem is a provider of IPTV technology and services to telecom operators worldwide. The new SmartBox, which includes a […]

Inlet Technologies, an expert in solutions for digital media preparation, has partnered with international multimedia specialist Twofour Digital, to provide the first fully-automated end-to-end HD Smooth Streaming encoding and digital rights management (DRM) deployment for VOD content in the Pan-European marketplace. Inlet's automated VOD workflow management system Armada, along with Twofour Digital's delivery and publishing […]

From IPTV World Forum in London Digital TV technologist Pace has unveiled a new HD (high definition) set-top box designed to make games developed for the PC accessible in the living room. Developed as part of the European Union-funded Games@Large project, the Pace device demonstrates how consumers can play quality PC games through the set-top […]

Sky Sports has chosen Vizrt as the core graphics platform for its 3DTV channel, due to launch in April.The stereoscopic Vizrt system uses a Viz Trio CG operator interface, controlling a Viz render engine PC. This powerful graphics engine uses two graphics cards and the separately rendered HD channels for each eye are synchronised by […]

India is expected to have three million household using HDTV service by the end of this year, largely driven by major sporting events like Commonwealth Games and World Cup to be held during the year, TRAI Secretary RK Arnold has said. “India currently has about 3,00,000 HD-ready households and by year-end this will go up […]