AFDESI has launched its Mes Services TV bouquet of HbbTV services in Burgundy on the DTT transmitter in Auxerre.
Storm over Viasat sports channel
10.58 Europe/London, November 28, 2011 By
The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT has reacted angrily to a decision by the country’s Competition Council (CC) to close an investigation it was undertaking into Viasat and its proprietary channel Viasat Sport Baltic.
Cyfrowy Polsat sets new target
10.36 Europe/London, November 28, 2011 By
The internet services provided by the leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat should be available to almost the country’s entire population by the end of next year.
Canal + finalises Orange Cinema Series deal
10.23 Europe/London, November 28, 2011 By
Canal + and France Telecom have completed their negotiations for Canal’s 33.3% partcipation in the premium channels Orange Cinema Series, according to Les Echos.
Volia looks to HD
10.13 Europe/London, November 28, 2011 By
The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia will ask its subscribers in December which additional HD channels they would like to receive.
DVB approves new CI Plus commercial specs
10.03 Europe/London, November 28, 2011 By
The DVB steering board has given its approval to a new set of commercial requirements that will be built on top of the existing CI Plus standard.
CSA okays DVB-T2 tests in Rennes
09.16 Europe/London, November 28, 2011 By
The French media authority CSA has authorised the TDF broadcast transmitter company to carry out DVB-T2 tests in the city of Rennes.
Bochum University cracks HDCP
09.04 Europe/London, November 28, 2011 By
Researchers from the working group on secure hardware led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Güneysu of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum were able to crack Intel’s widely used copy protection HDCP system with relatively little effort using a so-called ‘man-in-the-middle’ attack.
Albertis launches DVB-T2 pilot in Barcelona
12.49 Europe/London, November 27, 2011 By
Abertis Telecom has begun pilot testing of DVB-T2 broadcasting in the area of Barcelona for a period of six months.
Swiss Sunrise prepares IPTV launch
12.31 Europe/London, November 27, 2011 By
Sunrise, owned by private equity group CVC, is preparing to launch a full-fledged IPTV service early next year.
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