The Italian Piedmont region has announced it will launch the first free-to-air 3D TV terrestrial broadcasts, with a system for backwards compatibility with 2D TV sets.
Briel on: Connected devices are the name of the game
Philips is not the only party in The Netherlands that is pioneering connected television. On the contrary, there are a number of players that have been around for some time […]
Dutch connected TV market set to grow
About 425,000 connected TVs will be sold in The Netherlands this year, according to research from GfK. Next year, 20% of all TV sets sold will be connected, while in […]
AETN UK appoints VP of programming
AETN UK has appointed Adam MacDonald to the newly created position of VP of programming to start in early January 2011.
Slam!TV profits from TMF departure
Dutch music channel Slam!TV profits from the departure of TMF as an analogue music channel as it stands to gain distribution on analogue in Amsterdam and The Hague.
HSE24 expands shop to Italy
The German home-shopping channel HSE24 will start broadcasting in Italy in 2011. Using capacity on the digital terrestrial network, HSE24 hopes to reach 80% of the population by mid-2011.
Dailymotion opens catch-up TV section
The French online video portal Dailymotion has opened a new section dedicated to catch-up TV from major French broadcasters. Just opened last week, the Franco-German cultural channel Arte has joined […]
Cable drives German broadband uptake
German cable operators will add 700,000 new broadband subscribers during the year. About 40% of all new broadband homes connect via cable, according to the the Association of German Cable […]
Kabel BW launches VOD offer
German cable operator Kabel BW has announced the launch of its long-awaited VOD service called Kabel BW Videothek. The operator said it is the first cable network to offer movies […]
Chellomedia repositions Sport1 multiplex
Chellomedia has announced it will reposition its Sport1 multiplex of channels in The Netherlands to create more visibility with its viewers.