The DTH platform NTV-Plus has announced it will broadcast the ‘El Clasico’ football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on November 29 in 3D.
Slovenian telco gains IPTV subs
09.05 Europe/London, November 26, 2010 By
Telekom Slovenije ended the third quarter with 115,334 IPTV subscribers in its home market, Slovenia.
BBC widens Polish reach
08.42 Europe/London, November 26, 2010 By
The Polish DTH platform n is to add four thematic channels from BBC Worldwide Channels to its offer.
Tying up the home network
15.08 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
Julian Clover reports from Istanbul where manufacturer AirTies is launching itself onto the European stage.
Annixe HD moves satellite broadcasts
11.37 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
The German movie channel Annixe HD has ended its broadcasts over the Astra satellite position at 19.2 degrees East, but has now moved to 23.5 degrees Easr. The digital SD signal of the channel remains available on this position.
IPTV market matures
11.28 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
IPTV has begun to mature, with 35 million homes globally receiving services as of the end of the second quarter.
AirTies launches media gateway range
11.21 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
AirTies has announced plans for a new range of media gateway solutions for cable, satellite and IPTV providers. The Istanbul-based vendor has partnered with Intel and will use the powerful Atom media processor.
Adult 3D VOD debuts in Europe
11.01 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
The adult film producer Marc Dorcel has launched the first 3D video-on-demand platform in Europe.
SADC confirms DVB-T2 for South Africa
10.42 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
After months of uncertainty the Southern African Development Community (SADC) digital task force has selected DVB-T2 with MPEG-4 compression as the terrestrial transmission standard for the region.
Mediaset channel for Romania
10.41 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
The recently launched international channel Mediaset Italia is to be made available in Romania.
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