Sony said the company's line-up of 3D TVs would arrive in Australia in July. The company has one model planned, the LX900, which has 3D fully integrated, and two other models, the HX800 and 900, which can display 3D with an optional accessory. “This year represents the sunrise of 3D technology in Australia,” claimed Barbour. […]
French pay TV operator Canal Plus plans to launch a 3D channel by the end of the year. Canal Plus’s deputy general director for technology, Joseph Guegan, told “Ecran Total” magazine that the company expects to resolve the remaining technical problems during the first half of the year and intends to launch a dedicated 3D […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The Spanish Government is to approve a Royal Decree before the analogue switch-off, scheduled for March 30th, which will lay the groundwork for the launch of HD through DTT. To foster HD, the Administration will oblige all electronic manufacturers to include an integrated HD decoder in all TV sets […]
Strategy & Technology (S&T), a specialist in MHEG middleware and interactive playout systems, has announced that its RedKey 2 MHEG engine is powering the text and interactive services in the new Humax Freeview HD set-top box. The Humax HD-FOX T2 is the first DVB-T2 capable Freeview HD receiver to go on sale in the UK. […]
France's TV regulator the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel has drawn up a new timetable for the deployment of high definition digital terrestrial television. This decision was taken in agreement with TF1 HD, France 2 HD and M6 HD, comprising the multiplex R5 The Arte HD and Canal + HD channels are broadcast on other multiplexes […]
Prisa, would like to have Telefonica as a partner to help launch HD television, the chief executive of Spain’s biggest media group has said. “There are no agreements for the moment. But it would be great. A partner like Telefonica would give us very interesting contacts,” Juan Luis Cebrian said, in an interview published in […]
The UK’s first Freeview HD-compatible set-top box has arrived at retail in the form of the Humax HD-FOX T2. Humax’s receiver is now available from a wide variety of both online-and-offline retailers priced at £179.99. The HD-FOX T2 is the first receiver equipped with a DVB-T2 tuner, allowing the set-top box to receive Freeview HD […]
Freeview says research it commissioned shows that more than 350,000 Sky+ HD homes might switch to the digital terrestrial television service in the next six months. Freeview’s HD offering will initially comprise three channels – BBC, ITV1 and Channel 4 – with a fourth, likely to be Channel Five, to be added at the end […]
Virgin Media has confirmed Discovery HD as well as more HD shows on demand, as part of the company’s growing HD offering. Launching this spring, Discovery HD on Virgin TV will broadcast all 24/7 and offer content from Discovery’s extensive collection of more than 1500 hours of HD programming. In addition, Discovery Networks and Virgin […]
Wuhan has officially begun broadcasts over its high-definition interactive next-generation television broadcasting (NGB) platform. In addition to providing traditional cable television services, the Wuhan Broadcasting Corporation’s interactive HD television platform offers a range of public services, including medical, educational, and services, pension services, and water, electricity, The Wuhan Broadcasting Corporation’s network currently covers 3.2 million […]