Advanced Television

UHD

Comcast has 1,000 HD choices

Comcast announced that it has reached a major milestone in its "Project Infinity" initiative to expand its HD programming and on-demand choices, which Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts unveiled at the CES show in Las Vegas last January. It says it now has over 1,000 high-definition "viewing choices" between its linear channels and its on-demand offerings, […]

October 16, 2008

VUDU launches HDX

VUDU, provider of digital technologies and services that deliver Internet entertainment to consumers’ HDTVs and Home Theatres, has unveiled HDX, a video format that enables the viewing of Internet-delivered movie content in full HD 1080p format optimised for 40 inch and larger HDTVs and Home Theatres.HDX delivers the highest quality available from any Internet, broadcast, […]

October 6, 2008

Consumer demand drives HD online content

From Colin Mann in Amsterdam Rich media specialist Akamai Technologies has revealed that trend research conducted with attendees of this year's IBC2008 shows that 82 per Rich media specialist Akamai Technologies has revealed that trend research conducted with attendees of this year's IBC2008 shows that 82 per cent of European broadcast organisations have plans to […]

September 16, 2008

U-verse HD multi PVR

AT&T has upgraded the video recording function of its Internet-based television service called U-verse, stepping up its competition against cable service providers. AT&T’s improved U-verse The free upgrade will be deployed to all customers by the end of the year. It needs no visits from technicians or any new hardware as the advanced Internet protocol […]

September 9, 2008

Summer of sport boosts HD penetration

Overall, the home entertainment market is showing good resistance. In spite of adverse economic conditions, software sales show a decline of only 2.6 per cent in units and 2.8 per cent in value versus the first half of 2007. Although consumers are continuing to purchase standard definition DVD’s, the growth curve is falling off. However, […]

August 29, 2008

Summer of sport boosts HD penetration

Overall, the home entertainment market is showing good resistance. In spite of adverse economic conditions, software sales show a decline of only 2.6 per cent in units and 2.8 per cent in value versus the first half of 2007. Although consumers are continuing to purchase standard definition DVD’s, the growth curve is falling off. However, […]

August 28, 2008

Summer of sport boosts HD penetration

Overall, the home entertainment market is showing good resistance. In spite of adverse economic conditions, software sales show a decline of only 2.6 per cent in units and 2.8 per cent in value versus the first half of 2007. Although consumers are continuing to purchase standard definition DVD’s, the growth curve is falling off. However, […]

August 28, 2008

Pace wins SA HD deal

The TDS850IMC features a large hard drive – sufficient to record up to 50 hours of HD content or 150 hours of standard definition (SD) content – and quad-tuners. Two tuners will be dedicated to programme recording, while the third will enable users to view a third channel, with full PVR functionality, while two other […]

August 12, 2008

DirecTV HD PGA coverage

The service, free to DirecTV customers, will deliver four channels – all in HD – of Tournament coverage, including three unique channels that will focus on a featured group each day, featured holes and a new offering called ';Players In Depth'.

August 8, 2008