BBC Trust backs plan to reduce Red Button services
The BBC Trust has published its final conclusions on Delivering Quality First, the euphemistically named strategy document, designed to implement cost saving across the BBC in the wake of the Licence Fee settlement. … [Read More...]
Video Interview
Cable Europe Labs looking at the home and beyond
Cable Europe Labs, the technical department of trade body Cable Europe, is looking at the technical requirements needed for creating international broadband roaming. … [Watch the Video...]
Newsline
France Télévision brings Roland Garros in HbbTV
French public broadcaster France Télévisions is once again using HbbTV to expand coverage of the Roland-Garros tennis tournament. … [Read More...]
Kabel Deutschland acquires Tele Columbus
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is acquiring cable operator Tele Columbus, according to Financial Times Deutschland. … [Read More...]
Chello change in Czech Republic
Chello Central Europe is to undergo a process of restructuring in the Czech Republic over the next few weeks. … [Read More...]
ITU defines UHDTV formats
The ITU-R working party 6C has officially defined the parameter values for the next two generations of television formats. … [Read More...]
Ukrainian cableco to split
The Ukrainian cable operator Triolan intends to split into a number of smaller providers. … [Read More...]
In Brief: blinkx, Arqiva, Sky Italia
blinkx is adding a dedicated app for Sony Internet-enabled home entertainment devices. The video search engine is available on Bravia TVs, Blu-ray Discs and streaming media players, and home cinema systems. … [Read More...]
New MTV idents launch on air
MTV International is launching three new ident series across the globe. … [Read More...]
History HD launches on Digiturk
A+E Networks has announced the launch of the channel History HD in Turkey on the digital platform Digiturk. … [Read More...]
BBC World News adds 40m
BBC World News has passed the 300 million distribution mark for the first time, adding a further 40 million households over the past 12 months. … [Read More...]
Polsat discusses content/mobile plans
Poland’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat plans to launch a further proprietary channel, in cooperation with another broadcaster, in the second half of this year. … [Read More...]
Editor’s Choice
Personalisation key to BBC’s digital games
In-depth data, social features and personalization will be key to the BBC’s coverage of what the public broadcaster is describing as the “first truly digital games”. … [Read More...]
Sky Deutschland grows through new services
There have been many false dawns, but could Sky Deutschland finally have cracked German pay-TV with significant revenue growth and premium HD subscribers topping 1 million. … [Read More...]
Astra’s HD+ platform reaches over 2.6 million homes
SES’s German HD+ platform reached more than 2.6 million households at the end of the first quarter of this year. … [Read More...]
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Digital TV Eastern Europe NEW REPORT by Simon Murray of Digital TV Research. 2012 is a watershed year for Eastern Europe as the number of digital homes for 15 forecast countries will exceed the analogue total for the first time. This electronically-delivered,150-page report comes in three parts, a PDF file and two Excel workbooks. Countries covered include Russia and Ukraine.