Ericsson has been selected by Singapore’s MediaCorp to enable and manage the latter’s new over-the-top service via broadband connection to their customers.
Sky 3D in more than half of UK 3DTV homes
10.49 Europe/London, January 28, 2011 By
Sky’s 3D television service is being viewed in half of the 140,000 households that have a 3DTV installed.
Orion Express recruits new execs
08.39 Europe/London, January 28, 2011 By
The Russian DTH platform Orion Express has made two key appointments.
Disney unveils UK plans
19.19 Europe/London, January 27, 2011 By
Walt Disney Company UK has announced that it will launch an all-new multiplatform brand named Disney Junior on May 7.
Fransat ships 800,000 receivers
15.27 Europe/London, January 27, 2011 By
Eutelsat’s Fransat subsidiary has announced that over 800,000 set-top-boxes have been shipped to receive digital terrestrial TV (DTT) channels by satellite via the Fransat platform.
Clover’s Week: News becomes the story
13.41 Europe/London, January 27, 2011 By
News Corp’s purchase of the rest of BSkyB is centring on the company’s hold, or otherwise, on the UK news agenda, writes Julian Clover.
KPN TV gets domestic BBC channels
13.02 Europe/London, January 27, 2011 By
Dutch DTT and IPTV provider KPN has announced a ground breaking distribution deal with BBC Worldwide Channels for the distribution of the domestic BBC networks.
Sony Max debuts on MultiChoice
11.15 Europe/London, January 27, 2011 By
A new channel from Sony Pictures Television will debut through MultiChoice’s DStv Compact and Premium subscribers in more than 40 African countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Tanzania on February 1.
Sky Anywhere launch underlines multiscreen experience
10.43 Europe/London, January 27, 2011 By
Sky is to launch a new screen proposition that will combine its Sky Mobile offer with the Sky Player catch-up TV service. A number of services, paid and unpaid, are already available for subscribers to access content on the go. Linear content has been streamed to mobile devices since 2005 and Sky now plans to [...]
SPI to boost Polish portfolio
09.39 Europe/London, January 27, 2011 By
SPI International plans to launch a second channel in Poland that uses the Kino Polska brand.
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