Norway has commenced the first official transmissions of its digital TV service. Norges Televisjon and its RiksTV platform went live in the county of Rogaland on September 1. As a relatively late entrant Norges Televisjon, owned by Telenor, NRK and TV2, will use the MPEG-4 compression standard. Oestfold, Oslo, Akershus, Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark, Hordaland, Moere [...]
Finland calls time on analogue TV
September 1, 2007 13.54 Europe/London By
Finland has made the switch to digital TV transmissions. In the early hours of Saturday morning (September 1) the entire country was switched to the new format, rather than the phased approach adopted in other countries, including neighbouring Sweden. The first digital broadcasts were made in 2001. There are concerns that a number of households [...]
Tiscali TV goes nationwide
September 1, 2007 13.43 Europe/London By
Tiscali is taking its IPTV service across the UK. The Italian telco, which last year acquired the operations of Video Networks’ HomeChoice, already passes five million homes. From today (September 1) its 80-channel service is rolling out nationwide with the aim of reaching ten million households by the end of the year and to have [...]
Lettra set to join Premiere Star
September 1, 2007 05.51 Europe/London By
Lettra is a new thematic channel for the German market with a focus on literature, books and authors, set for launch sometime next year. The cultural channel is an initiative of Jan Henne de Dijn, former director of the Hamburg media School. Part of the distribution plan is to join the new Premiere Star DTH [...]
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