Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of Discovery Communications, has confirmed the launch of its two new channels Discovery Science and Discovery Turbo in India. The new networks will initially air on the Tata Sky DTH platform, but will soon be available on both analogue and digital platforms across the country.

Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has reported strong second quarter results and confirmed that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe's first dedicated 3D TV channel, this April. As part of the final preparations for the launch, and to preview the service, Sky will become the first TV company anywhere to broadcast a live 3D TV sports event […]

Sony Professional Europe has been selected by BSkyB and Telegenic to design and build one of the world's first 3D Outside Broadcast (OB) trucks, due for delivery in April 2010. Sky, Telegenic and Sony have been working together to develop a next generation outside broadcast vehicle that will deliver new production methods to produce immersive […]

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 […]