Scandinavian pay-TV operator Viasat Broadcasting launch HD content on TV1000Play, a catch-up service on the ViasatOnDemand platform, marking the first time Scandinavian TV viewers are able to choose which movie they want to see and when they want to see it in HD quality. TV1000PlayHD is part of ViasatOnDemand’s service for customers in Sweden, Norway […]
Apple has announced that iTunes customers in the US can now purchase and rent box office movies in HD through the iTunes Store. Starting this week, users can purchase newly released films for download in HD for $19.99 and films will be available as iTunes Movie Rentals in HD for $4.99 within 30 days after […]
Media analyst Screen Digest says 10 percent of new TVs sold could have 3D capabilities by 2011, and 16 percent (2.8 billion) by 2015. That depends, however, on the industry developing a standard around the emerging technology – if not, only three percent (500 million) of new sets would pack the new tech. BSkyB has […]
EchoStar Technologies and Sling Media, both wholly owned subsidiaries of EchoStar Corporation, have unveiled the EchoStar T2200S, the first SlingLoaded, tru2way-based, multi-tuner, HD DVR set-top box designed specifically for the cable TV industry. The T2200S integrates Sling Media's place-shifting technology, enabling cable TV subscribers to watch their home TV, including live TV, DVR and VOD […]
Global shipments of HD Set-Top Boxes, camcorders, DVD players and video-game consoles are expected to triple from 2008 to 2012, as HD becomes the ubiquitous video standard worldwide, according to iSuppli Corp. Global shipments of HD-capable equipment in these categories will rise to 202 million units by 2012, up from 68.9 million in 2008. By […]
GlobeCast and Measat Satellite Systems have confirmed signing of an agreement to distribute the AXN HD channel in the Asia-Pacific Region, starting with the Korean market as of this week. AXN HD, first launched in Spain in late 2008, delivers 24 hours a day of action TV series, movies, adventure, reality and lifestyle sports programmes. […]
Ofcom has received two applications from the PSBs who are eligible to apply for capacity sufficient for a fourth High Definition service on Multiplex B. The applicants are Five and a joint bid from Channel 4 and Welsh-language broadcaster S4C. Ofcom is now considering both applications and expects to publish its decision in April 2009. […]
Thousands of Sky+ HD customers are to have their boxes replaced after a fault was discovered by manufacturer Pace. Ninety-thousand people, about one in 10 HD customers, will be affected. Sky says the fault involves the internal cabling and the quality of the connections between components but is not a safety risk. Anyone affected is […]
ANT has confirmed that Chunghwa Telecom has chosen the ANT Galio Browser as the user interface platform upon which to develop a successor to Chunghwa Telecom's successful Multimedia on Demand (MOD) Service. The existing MOD Service provides Taiwanese consumers with a range of multimedia services such as broadcast TV channels, on-demand movies and interactive services […]
DirecTV continues to offer the most HD channels of any pay TV provider throughout the US, but Verizon is catching up quickly with its FiOS TV service, according to analysis by market research provider Pike & Fischer. In a new report, HDTV Service Comparison, P&F finds that as of January 2009, DirecTV was offering as […]