The Hungarian DTH platform Hello HD may be the first broadcaster in the country to introduce 3D services, according to its chairman, Peter Szabo.
Speaking to HWSW, he added that it was probably better placed to do so than larger players in the marketplace and that its customers already had the necessary set-top boxes for 3D reception.
Szabo also discussed the dilemma Hello HD currently find itself in with the MMDS service Antenna Digital, which it acquired from Antenna Hungária earlier this year. There are two options currently being considered for the service by Hello HD, the first of which would see Antenna Digital’s subscribers moved to satellite and second keeping the two operations separate. The former would require significant investment, while the latter should at least see the two operations use the same name, though Hello HD is contractually obliged to retain the Antenna Digital brand for 13 months.
Antenna Digital currently has around 37,000 subscribers and Hello HD some 4,000.
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