KPN will launch its new DVB-H service MobileTV on Thursday, June 5 with a bouquet of ten channels. The monthly subscription fee will be €9.95 for unlimited access.
Czech HD DTT on the horizon
May 29, 2008 09.25 Europe/London By
The Czech transmission company Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa) has told the local press that its DTT multiplex will switch to DVB-T2 and MPEG-4 in 2013.
Spain rules out DTT subsidies
May 29, 2008 09.14 Europe/London By
The Spanish government will not award help or subsidies to upgrade the existing terrestrial antenna systems nor for the acquisition of decoders by end users, according to the director for the Office for DTT of the Secretariat of State for Telecommunications and the Information Society (SETSI), José Antonio Quintela.
Cable ops discuss network evolution
May 29, 2008 09.13 Europe/London By
ANGA Cable – Cologne. ANGA’s technical director Carsten Engelke presented the Redesign research project to extend the the lifetime of Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks. Prior to the ANGA, 14 experts from European cable operators met with the ReDeSign Consortium to discuss the technological evolution of their networks.
Italian parliament votes against decree to save Rete 4
May 29, 2008 09.11 Europe/London By
The new Italian government suffered its first major defeat on May 27, after parliament blocked a decree that would have allowed the Rete 4 TV channel to keep its analogue frequencies instead of being forced to distribute its signals via satellite.
HD IPTV debuts in Poland
May 29, 2008 09.04 Europe/London By
The Polish alternative telco Inotel has launched what is understood to be the country’s first IPTV service offering HD channels.
Disney Channel moves to Spanish DTT
May 29, 2008 08.49 Europe/London By
Disney Channel has said its free to air DTT service will move to the Spanish DTT platform on July 1. The decision follows ten years as a premium channel on Spanish cable. Nevertheless, the move is expected to be a welcome boost to digital terrestrial television in Spain.
Emuse BT project adopts Microsoft Framework
May 29, 2008 08.47 Europe/London By
IPTV applications developer Emuse is to move its latest applications for the BT Vision platform to the new Microsoft Presentation Framework.
Dutch to measure streams, digital channels
May 29, 2008 08.46 Europe/London By
The Dutch Institute for audience research SKO will start to measure internet video streams from the Dutch public broadcasters and RTL Nederland from July 1st. From September onwards, SKO will also measure viewing figures of 39 digital thematic channels.
Nortel in double German upgrade
May 29, 2008 08.41 Europe/London By
ANGA CABLE – Cologne. Nortel Solutions has announced upgrade projects with two leading German cablenets.
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