The move of Setanta Sports 1 from a premium channel to near basic status has taken another step forward. Already bundled with Virgin Media’s big basic package and the BT Vision IPTV service, Setanta Sports 1 is now being offered free to new subscribers to Top Up TV’s DTT pay package for a 12-month period.
Telefónica grows IPTV subs
August 1, 2008 10.59 Europe/London By
Telefónica estimates its Imagenio IPTV service now has a domestic market share of 13%. In its first half financials the Spanish telco said it put on another 22,513 new subscribers, actually down on the 32,307 recorded in the same period in 2007, and 65,471 in the first six months of 2008. This brings the subscriber [...]
MPEG-4 confirmed for Ireland DTT rollout
August 1, 2008 09.48 Europe/London By
Irish communications minister Eamon Ryan has announced the end of the country’s DTT trial and confirmed the MPEG-4 compression system will be used when the rollout commences in autumn 2009.
Czech copyright dispute to end
August 1, 2008 08.58 Europe/London By
A dispute over Czech copyright fees is likely to be resolved by the end of this month.
Sirius strikes Lithuanian deal
August 1, 2008 08.37 Europe/London By
The Lithuanian satellite services provider SatGate has contracted four transponders from SES Astra’s affiliate Sirius at the new 31.5 degrees East orbital slot.
CSA publishes DTT expansion plan for 2009
August 1, 2008 06.18 Europe/London By
The French media authority CSA has published a list of 71 new DTT transmitters that will be taken into service before the summer of 2009. This is the first batch, and more additions to the network will be published at a later date.
Sky New Zealand chooses NDS for HD PVR
August 1, 2008 06.05 Europe/London By
NDS has announced that Sky Television New Zealand has selected NDS’s PVR technology to power its new MySky HDi HD quad tuner DVR. NDS has also provided an enhanced EPG and managed the systems integration for the launch of Sky’s HD services.
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