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HDTV in China gaining momentum

An IMS Research study has revealed that 46 million homes in twenty-five Chinese cities have converted from analogue to digital cable. While DTH is expected to serve the majority of HDTV households in the Asia Pacific region, cable in China is expected to be the dominant digital platform for the country by the end of […]

January 7, 2009

Sky moves towards 3D broadcasts

Sky says it has successfully tested the delivery of 3D programming to a domestic television via a high-definition set-top box. Sky has been filming a number of events using 3D cameras over recent months. Such broadcasts would require the use of 3D televisions, not yet available in UK stores, and viewers would need to wear […]

December 19, 2008

RAI launches HDTV trials on DTT

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian public broadcaster RAI has initiated the first Super High Definition transmissions in the new DVB-T2 standard for DTT from its Eremo Broadcasting Centre in Turin. The DVB-T2 standard increases the transmission capacity by around 40 per cent (up to 34-40 Mb/s), enabling the transmission of 3-4 HDTV programs encrypted […]

December 19, 2008

YouTube launches HD section

YouTube has begun a push of its new high definition (HD) content with the launch of a dedicated section of the site. Visitors to the site are now also able to watch HD content from publishers including EA and Sega in a new large video player. …..

December 19, 2008

HDTV ownership up, HD consumption down

Two recent independent studies by research firms Leichtman Research Group and Frank N. Magid Associates have concluded that more than one-third of Americans who own a High-Definition Television (HDTV) are not currently watching HD programming. The same studies note that HDTV ownership has increased nearly 50 per cent in US households over the past year.

December 17, 2008

HDTV ownership up, HD consumption down

Two recent independent studies by research firms Leichtman Research Group and Frank N. Magid Associates have concluded that more than one-third of Americans who own a High-Definition Television (HDTV) are not currently watching HD programming. The same studies note that HDTV ownership has increased nearly 50 per cent in US households over the past year.

December 17, 2008

Fox selects Motorola for HD

Motorola has been selected to provide the satellite transmission equipment, including compression systems and multiplexors, to enable Fox to transition all its satellite programme distribution to 100 percent HD delivery. The move which will enable Fox viewers to benefit from the clarity of HD content on the company's broadcast network, national cable channels, regional sports […]

December 10, 2008

HDs now most popular TVs

According to a report released this week by market research firm iSuppli, HDTVs are now the leading television product on the market in terms of global shipments, outstripping SD sets this year for the first time. Based on the firm’s data, HDTV shipments, which were at 97.1 million in 2007, could reach as high as […]

December 8, 2008

High-speed broadband increases HD streaming

A jump in average broadband download speeds in the UK from 4.1Mbps in January to 5Mbps in October 2008 has coincided in Brits move from watching predominantly low-quality video clips on platforms like YouTube to high-quality video on the BBC’s iPlayer which perform best at download speeds. Picture quality and sound via streaming technologies is […]

December 8, 2008

American football drives HDTV sales

HDTV manufacturer Samsung has revealed that a survey found American football to be the most popular sport to influence HDTV purchases among sports fans in America. The survey from Kelton Research revealed that more than half (54 per cent) of all football fans would most likely purchase a new HDTV for the start of football […]

December 3, 2008