DVB-C2 completes Berlin field test
Glatz: DVB-C2 extends digital offering
Transmission tests on the second generation cable system DVB-C2 have been successfully completed by Kabel Deutschland in Berlin, just five months after its publication by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
During the tests DVB-C2 modulated HDTV signals were transmitted on channel D562 alongside analogue and digital services on a fully loaded Berlin cable network.
Engineers pointed to the successful transmission of 1024-QAM and even 4096-QAM constellations, the most complex and spectrum efficient configurations of the new DVB-C2 cable standard, in a fully loaded 862 MHz cable network. Read the story »
QVC reflects on UK DTT
WESTMINSTER eFORUM: The FUTURE OF DTT. QVC will launch a HD channel on satellite in about two years, according to Richard Burrell, director of media operations, QVC UK. Read the story »
Freeview HD take-up grows
WESTMINSTER eFORUM: The FUTURE OF DTT. Freeview HD is now watched in 160,000 homes, according to Isle Howling, MD Freeview. What is more, Freeview has had 1.5 million unique visitors to its website checking the coverage of its HD services. Read the story »
Release 2 for Open IPTV specifications
The OIPF (Open IPTV Forum) has announced the publication of the second edition of its global end-to-end specifications for IPTV. Read the story »
Google TV hits Europe in 2011
IFA 2010 – BERLIN. WATCH VIDEO. Google TV will be introduced in the US before the end of the year, but the service will not hit Europe until 2011, we learned during the closing session of this year’s IFA. Read the story »
Voddler receives SEK40m cash injection
Swedish video Voddler has completed a private share placement that has brought the company SEK40 million (€4.29 million) in new capital. In addition to private investors, Finnish telecom group Elisa also contributed to the issue, and plans to launch Voddler in the Finnish market. Read the story »
Canal Digital moves to Linux software
Canal Digital is officially launching a new HD PVR with software that runs on a Linux platform. Read the story »
Cable takes cash advantage in DOCSIS upgrades
Europe’s cable operators are taking advantage of efficiencies within DOCSIS 3 to deliver Capex efficiencies well ahead of their telco competitors, according to an analysis prepared for Cable Europe by Fitch Ratings. Read the story »
BBC appoints new iPlayer manager
BBC Future Media & Technology has announced the appointment of Daniel Danker as the general manager, programmes & on demand. Read the story »
Sony shows early version of Google TV
IFA 2010 – BERLIN. Sony said it will launch its first Google TV before the end of the year as the exclusive launch partner for the project. On the IFA showfloor, the company was showing an early version of a TV set running on the Android operating system. Read the story »
First 3D event for Sky Deutschland
Sky Deutschland will launch its regular 3D programming on October 3, with coverage of the third day of the Ryder Cup live in HD-3D. “This is just the starting signal for an entire series of exclusive sport broadcasts in 3D,” said chief officer sports Carsten Schmidt. Read the story »
Comstar-UTS introduces PC on demand
Russia’s Comstar-UTS has added VOD to its Stream TV on PC service in Moscow. It allows subscribers to the service to watch movies on their PCs, with the cost of each one, from R49 (€1.24) upwards, deducted from their accounts. Read the story »
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Chocolates and lollipopsWhen Forrest Gump wrote about the IBC Conference, he likened it to a box of chocolates, it never being entirely clear what you were going to get. We do our best to enlighten you. Read the story » Floored: IBC Exhibition Preview
Forget all that 3D malarkey, it’s so last year, well that depends. This year it seems every exhibitor at IBC 2010 will have some sort of stereoscopic television on its stand. We know that the delivery of 3D signals into domestic televisions is possible, what we are yet to discover is whether or not people are prepared to pay to watch it. Read the story »
Ericsson sends down tabletsEricsson is planning the IBC launch of a commercial multiscreen TV offering that combines the featuresets of IPTV, mobile TV and web TV with a common look and feel of the user interface. Read the story »
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Revamped BBC iPlayer goes live
The BBC will this week introduce the new online version of the BBC iPlayer that has been in Beta since May. Behind the changes is a desire to introduce more personalization and links to social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. TV and radio elements of the iPlayer have been separated and there are fewer ‘modules’. The changes have had...
Philips: glasses-free 3D TV by 2013
IFA 2010 – BERLIN. Philips is set to launch the world’s first glasses-free 3D TV as early as 2013 and the company is showing a working prototype in Berlin. Also on display is the full HD 3D LED TV in the Cinema 21:9 Platinum Series. Read the story »
NDS at centre of Vodafone IPTV service
EXCLUSIVE: Vodafone Germany is to offer customers a new hybrid set-top box built on technology from NDS. It will combine a satellite and cable tuner with over-the-top VOD content that will be delivered over Vodafone’s own fixed-line network. Read the story »
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Briel On...The end of Open Cable?
Following a ruling by the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal, cable operators UPC, Ziggo, Delta and CAIW are no longer required to give their competitors access to their networks. Read the story »
Chris Dziadul ReportsBalkan beauty
Another month, another season, another new satellite platform in Central and Eastern Europe. Read the story »
Clover's WeekHorse and Carriage Fees
The BBC’s director-general wants carriage fees for public service broadcasters, but do the numbers stack up, asks Julian Clover. Read the story »
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Digital nightmare unfolds in Romania
Romania’s transition to digital broadcasting has been thrown into confusion, with the fate of a DTT tender about to take place hanging in the balance.note: This content requires site login. Read the story »
BBC undecided on 3D format choice
The BBC has yet to take a view on the long-term format choices for the delivery of 3D content. Graham Plumb, head of distribution technology, BBC said he was painfully aware of the ongoing standards d. […] Read the story »
EBU members see three-year 3D horizon
EBU members are worried at the push being given to 3DTV from manufacturers as the next generation of television. Andy Quested, principal technologist, HD, BBC Future Media and Technology, said Europeâ. […] Read the story »
