SeeSaw is to allow viewers to watch content without advertisement in return for a small monthly fee. The Arqiva-owned portal, the nearest equivalent the UK has to the US operation Hulu, already offers a pay-per-view option for some of its content.
More 3D from Cyfra+
08.09 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ is to show the key La Liga football game between Barcelona and Real Madrid in 3D on Canal+ Gol this coming Monday (November 29).
Slovak T-Com boosts IPTV offer
07.45 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
The Slovak IPTV service Magio, which is operated by the incumbent telco T-Com, will add a further 13 channels to its offer on December 1, bringing the total to 94.
Digital Media Centre rebrands as Chello DMC
00.04 Europe/London, November 25, 2010 By
Chellomedia’s Digital Media Centre (DMC) in Amsterdam marks its 10th anniversary today (Thursday, November 25) and has also announced that it will be renamed Chello DMC. A new logo underlines the greater role it is set to play within Chellomedia. The DMC was built and launched 10 years ago, to digitally encode and distribute content [...]
Cable treats
23.13 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
Is Liberty Global about to embark on a shopping spree?
Arianespace’s Intelsat launch given a ‘go’
23.02 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
Arianespace has announced that the fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2010 was given the go-ahead on Wednesday for its November 26 liftoff with a dual payload of the Intelsat 17 and Hylas 1 satellites.
Over the Top slowly making its way to STBs
22.51 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
Pay-TV operators worldwide have been slow to support interactive features on set-top boxes, but high-end boxes that shipped this year in the US and Europe will enable higher levels of interactivity, including next-generation EPGs and hybrid services, with many services slated to launch in early 2011, according to ABI Research.
Aston unveils first DOM-TOM receiver
14.22 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
French manufacturer Aston has unveiled the first satellite receiver for the new TNTSat service, which will become available in a number of French overseas departments and regions (the so-called DOM-TOM) from November 30.
Diva signs Technisat hybrid TV deal
10.38 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
Swiss based supplier of VOD and Connected TV content, Diva AG, has completed a deal with TechniSat to include its Viewster VoD widget on the copmpany’s hybrid set top boxes in 10 markets.
Tvinci Appoints Avidan Lamdan as CTO
10.01 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
Tvinci, the pay-OTT video platform provider, has announced that it has hired TV technology visionary, Avidan Lamdan, as its new CTO and VP of research and development.
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