On February 1st, Swisscom will add four new HD channels to the three channels currently offered by the telco's Swisscom TV IPTV service. German channels ARD and ZDF and Austrian channel Servus TV will be available free of charge as part of the basic package from Swisscom TV plus.

Vecima Networks, a provider of equipment providing broadband access to cable, wireless and telephony networks, has signed a multi-year worldwide supply agreement with a major networking company to private label and exclusively sell a platform providing secure High Definition HD video. Vecima will retain the rights to sell the platform directly to a single leading […]

Cox Communications has announced the successful completion of voice calling and HD video streaming over wireless networks using 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. Cox’s 4G technology and service trials utilise the AWS and 700 MHz spectrum that it acquired at Federal Communication Commission auctions in 2006 and 2008. Cox spent over $550 million for […]

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Telecom has proposed to sector regulator Anacom that the DTT spectrum reserved for pay-TV channels is assigned to existing national broadcasters RTP, SIC and TVI to launch HD versions of their channels. The proposal follows Portugal Telecom's request for the revocation of its license to operate a pay-TV DTT […]

KabelKiosk, the digital channel platform for cable operators provided by the German subsidiary of Eutelsat, has announced the immediate launch of a new HDTV offer with the addition into the platform of the RTL HD and VOX HD channels of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. With their launch in KabelKiosk, RTL HD and VOX HD will be […]

Study Group 6 of ITU's Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has released a report outlining a roadmap for future 3D TV implementation, which envisages systems so smart they accurately mimic the way our eyes and brains perceive the visual world. The new roadmap would see 3D TV technology rolled out in three successive generations. The first generation […]

Cinemas around England are to screen England rugby team's home RBS Six Nations games live in 3D. Forty Odeon and Cineworld cinemas will screen the matches, beginning with England's official centenary game, against Wales on February 6th, as part of a deal with O2, the England sponsor. The match against Ireland on February 27th will […]

The popularity of Avatar and other 3D movies will put 3D TV on the map for consumers, reports In-Stat. 2010 will be a big year for 3D entertainment, as movie studios release more 3D films shown in a growing number of 3D-equipped theatres. In-Stat projects: – Worldwide 3D TV shipments will reach 41 million in […]

DirecTV, the US television service, and Panasonic, have confirmed a strategic relationship that will bring 3D TV to the largest audience nationwide. Beginning in June 2010, millions of DirecTV HD customers will receive a free software upgrade enabling them to have access to three dedicated 3D channels through their 3D television sets. Panasonic will be […]

BSkyB has confirmed that its forthcoming Sky 3D TV service, which is to launch later this year, will be compatible with a wide range of 3D Ready TVs being launched in the UK and Ireland during 2010. LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony all intend to introduce '3D Ready' TVs this year, and Sky's 3D service […]