Alden to take chair at Mirada

December 14, 2010 10.08 Europe/London By

Former Ono CEO Richard Alden has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Mirada.

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BBC Red Button costs are disproportionately high

November 12, 2010 08.45 Europe/London By
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The BBC has been told to concentrate its Red Button services on the provision of news and information through digital text and additional coverage of major live events. Providing a consistent service across all platforms should reduce the substantial distribution costs.

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Massive 2011 roll-out for Intel Smart TV

September 10, 2010 13.38 Europe/London By

IBC 2010 – AMSTERDAM. Before the end of the year, two service providers and two consumer electronic retail products will roll out in Europe with Intel’s Smart TV.

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Deutsche Telekom launches Interactive TV Award 2011

August 6, 2010 11.03 Europe/London By

Deutsche Telekom has launched the Interactive TV Award 2011. It’s the third time that the German telecoms operator invites external professionals to present their ideas and concepts on the television of tomorrow.

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Zappware adds advanced services to Naxoo

July 20, 2010 11.09 Europe/London By
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A new STB deployment by Albis Technologies has enabled Zappware to provide Geneva-based cableco Naxoo with a suite of services that includes an Electronic Programme Guide, Video on Demand (VOD), Personal Video Recording (PVR) and a DLNA-based media player service.

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Comcast selects NDS for tru2way implementation

June 21, 2010 10.39 Europe/London By

US cable operator Comcast has chosen to start a tru2way software integration project that utilises the Cable Labs tru2way Reference Implementation (RI) and has selected NDS to do the job.

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May start for Orange 3D

April 13, 2010 10.01 Europe/London By

MIPTV 2010 – CANNES. Orange France will launch a regular 3D channel this May starting with the Roland Garros grand slam tournament.

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BT: Canvas will create open market

March 23, 2010 11.10 Europe/London By

IPTV World Forum – London: BT Vision will be made available through a variety of set-top boxes once Project Canvas is put into place. Addressing the IPTV World Forum in London Richard Young, business development director, BT Vision gave one of the clearest explanations to date on how the hybrid system would be implemented.

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Deutsche Telekom names winners Interactive TV Award 2009

March 2, 2010 10.24 Europe/London By

The winners of the Deutsche Telekom Interactive TV Award 2009 have been announced.The Jury selected the best ideas for the future TV: broad|Support with the customisable Bundesliga application Meine Konferenz and the interactive docu soap The Cell from Tel Aviv based Gum Films.

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Poland’s Multimedia goes interactive

January 11, 2010 10.07 Europe/London By

The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched its first interactive TV channel.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Channels, Interactive, Newsline