Austrian transmission company ORS will this month switch off the analogue transmitters in the regions of Salzburg, Linz and Amstetten. The Vorarlberg region was the first to go all-digital in March, followed by Tirol in May. In October the capital of Vienna will finish the switch over to digital – exactly one year after the [...]
Wallace & Gromit go Joost
20.58 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
Wallace & Gromit will soon be available through online TV service Joost as a result of a distribution deal signed between the company and Aardman Animations. The Aardman channel will offer a number of the studio’s most popular creations, including Creature Comforts and children’s classic Morph, as well as more adult fare such as Rex [...]
French DTT gains ground
15.29 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
Established French broadcasters are already experiencing significant erosion in their audience share just a year after the launch of DTT in the country. Having already achieved favourable viewing figures in April, the channels have reached new heights in May. According to Médiamétrie, the ‘TNT’ channels increased their combined average audiences by 3.1% to 17.1%, in [...]
JumpTV available on AOL Video
12.39 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
JumpTV is now available on AOL Video in a new international section. The new partnership gives AOL Video users in the US access to over 60 television channels from countries all over the world. JumpTV specialises in the distribution of ethnic channels. The launch of JumpTV on AOL Video coincides with JumpTV’s free-to-consumer launch in [...]
Lieven Vermaele new Technical Director EBU
12.07 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
The Administrative Council of the European Broadcasting Union has approved the appointment of Lieven Vermaele as the new Technical Director of the organisation. He will take up his position on September 1st, and succeeds Phil Laven.
Apple TV brings YouTube on the tube
11.23 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
From mid-June Apple will bring content from YouTube to big-screen TVs. According to a press release, Apple TV will wirelessly stream videos directly from YouTube and play them on users’ television sets. The content can be accessed using the Apple TV remote control. “This is the first time users can easily browse, find and watch [...]
YouTube rival beefs up content
11.19 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
The as yet unnamed YouTube rival from News Corp. and NBC Universal is closing content deals at a fast pace. Contracts have been signed with more than 20 networks and TV and film studios including CNET Networks, Oxygen, Fox Cable Networks’ Fuel TV and Speed Channel and Sundance Channel. A deal with Comcast will unlock [...]
FTTH debuts in Lithuania
10.36 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
The incumbent Lithuanian telco Teo LT has begun to install what will be the country’s first Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network. Five of the biggest cities in Lithuania will be covered by the network, starting with the capital, Vilnius, in June, with the total investment expected to be LTL100 million (€30 million) over the next three years. [...]
Kamera inks Vidiots deal
09.46 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
Mobile content specialist Kamera has closed a multi-territory deal with IMImobile, a mobile value added service provider, for the comedy home video channel Vidiots. The contract sees IMImobile handling distribution of the channel into India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Middle East, Africa, Mauritius, Caribbean Islands and Latin American territories. Henrik Eklund, CEO Kamera, said in a [...]
Zonemedia strikes Joost deal
09.30 Europe/London, May 31, 2007 By
Zonemedia is to supply content from its Extreme Sports Channel to the broadband TV company Joost. It will be made available in several parts of the world including Europe, Israel, South Africa and the Russian Federation. Chellomedia-owned Zonemedia will subsequently also offer programming from Zone Horror and Zone Reality, two other proprietary channels.
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