Impala welcomes interactive Freesat channel

December 8, 2009 09.36 Europe/London By

Impala, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, has said it welcomes the beta release of the world’s first deployment of hybrid broadcast broadband MHEG Interaction Channel (MHEG-IC) by the UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat.

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Video at centre of new CNN.com

October 26, 2009 10.44 Europe/London By
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CNN has today overhauled its website, integrating its popular iReport social networking feature, and carrying more video.

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International ITV Awards 2009 winners

October 8, 2009 22.25 Europe/London By

Mipcom 2009 – Cannes. AFDESI has announced the winners of the seventh edition of the only international interactive competition, the International ITV Awards 2009 during this year’s Mipcom.

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Web TV transforms Interactive Programme Guides

September 29, 2009 09.39 Europe/London By

Next-generation Interactive Programme Guides (IPGs) are emerging to help consumers wade through a proliferation of TV programmes, movies, concerts and sporting events.

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CBeebies presses Red Button

September 27, 2009 16.20 Europe/London By
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The BBC is launching a new Red Button interactive service for its pre-school channel CBeebies. It follows the launch of a dedicated CBeebies iPlayer earlier in the year.

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Monaco Telecom employs NetgemTV

September 10, 2009 10.11 Europe/London By

IBC 2009. IPTV Zone, Stand IP521. Netgem and Monaco Telecom have announced the impending launch of an interactive TV service.

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Cloud-based solutions make CI Plus more interactive

September 8, 2009 10.18 Europe/London By

IBC 2009. Stands 5.B46, 4.B53 and 4.B80. ActiveVideo Networks, Neotion and eventIS announced that they will demonstrate at IBC how cloud-based solutions can significantly increase the availability of interactive TV services on CI Plus enabled televisions.

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Flying start for HbbTV

September 6, 2009 07.33 Europe/London By

IFA 2009 – BERLIN. Several members of the HbbTV consortium are showing a number of applications for hybrid television services. They include broadcasters ARD, ZDF and RTL, the Eutelsat Kabelkiosk platform and manufacturers including Philips and Humax.

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Deutsche Telekom launches Interactive TV Award 2009

August 26, 2009 11.45 Europe/London By

Deutsche Telekom has launched Interactive TV Award 2009, aimed at developers, creative minds and members of the TV audience.

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PrimeTel goes interactive

July 22, 2009 09.59 Europe/London By
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PrimeTel has introduced interactive advertising onto its PrimeTV IPTV platform, the first telecommunications operator in Cyprus to do so.

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