VENICE, ITALY. The winners of this year’s Hot Bird TV Awards were announced at a gala ceremony in Venice in the company of over 200 international broadcasting executives.
Spain selects HbbTV
08.57 Europe/London, November 27, 2011 By
Spain has agreed to adopt HbbTV has its system of choice for connected TV. The ministry of industry, tourism and trade has approved a document put forward by the Association of Interactive Television (AEDETI) and signed by 54 national and international companies.
ZON withdrawals from 4G auctions
08.34 Europe/London, November 27, 2011 By
Portuguese cablenet Zon has said it will not participate in the next week’s auction for LTE telephony licences.
Sky Sports to launch dedicated F1 channel
12.58 Europe/London, November 25, 2011 By
Sky Sports is to launch a separate channel for its coverage of Formula 1 motor racing. The channel will go live next March ahead of the new Formula 1 season, when Sky will share the rights with the BBC.
Cabovisão to be sold
11.39 Europe/London, November 25, 2011 By
The Portuguese cable operator Cabovisão is understood to be up for sale.
Czech peoplemeter row continues
10.56 Europe/London, November 25, 2011 By
The Czech Association of TV Organisations (ATO) has signed an agreement with the company Mediaresearch for the provision of peoplemeter electronic TV audience measurements for the period 2013-7.
Telenor seeks to develop 4 West slot
10.56 Europe/London, November 25, 2011 By
Cato Halsaa, CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, has told Broadband TV News that the operator plans to further exploit the rights to 40 frequencies held at four degrees West.
A+E inks major Polish deal
10.29 Europe/London, November 25, 2011 By
The leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has entered into a major agreement with A+E Networks UK and will add the latter’s History, HD and Crime & Investigation Network to its offer.
Com Hem to open new customer service centre
10.04 Europe/London, November 25, 2011 By
200 new jobs are being created in the Swedish town of Örnsköldsvik after Com Hem announced plans for a new customer service centre.
ER Telecom expands reach
09.49 Europe/London, November 25, 2011 By
The Russian cable operator ER Telecom has launched its digital TV service Dom.ru in Chelyabinsk.
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Connected TV Forecasts NEW REPORT. The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in this report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010. The report states that this translates to 20% of global TV sets by 2016, up from only 6% at end-2010. Published in November 2011, this 83-page PDF report is the most geographically comprehensive to ever be published.