ANGA Cable 2010 – Cologne. The sale of hybrid TVs equipped with HbbTV has turned out to be a major retail success in Germany, according to the latest figures from research firm GfK. Speaking at the ANGA Cable conference, Gerhard Schaas, chairman of the German TV-Platform, said that 546,000 connected TV sets have been sold [...]
ETSI ratifies MHEG update
May 6, 2010 06.20 Europe/London By
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published the latest version of the public standard interactive TV middleware MHEG as a formal European standard.
Widespread support for HbbTV
May 6, 2010 06.15 Europe/London By
ANGA Cable 2010 – Cologne. There is widespread support among German language broadcasters for the HbbTV standard for connected TVs.
iTunes movies come to France, Ireland
May 2, 2010 16.22 Europe/London By
Apple has announced that it has begun offering iTunes Store movie downloads in France and Ireland. Movies from Hollywood studios, as well as offerings from European studios, will be available for rent and for sale.
ActiveVideo shows iPhone-controlled interactive TV
April 28, 2010 07.33 Europe/London By
ANGA Cable 2010: Stand L37 ActiveVideo Networks, a provider of Cloud TV delivery, will be demonstrating an iPhone App that is designed to transform the interactive television experience for cable subscribers at the ANGA Cable Show. ActiveVideo will show how the iPhone Remote Control App can enable gesture-based interactivity, improved keyboarding and navigation, significantly improved [...]
TechnoTrend and ANT partner for HbbTV
April 28, 2010 07.29 Europe/London By
TechnoTrend Görler has announced a partnership with ANT, a provider of software and services for digital TV.
LG Blu-ray sets connect with Canal+ VOD
April 27, 2010 08.28 Europe/London By
French owners of LG Blu-ray players and home cinema sets will be able to directly access the Canalplay VOD library of Canal+ and play them over their regular TV set.
TF1 goes Over The Top
April 13, 2010 13.20 Europe/London By
MIPCOM 2010 – CANNES. French commercial broadcaster TF1 is showing its Over The Top solution on a Samsung TV set here at the MIP Digital Showcases & Lounge.
German TVBookmark is going Stateside
April 6, 2010 08.39 Europe/London By
The German web TV aggregator and search engine TVBookmark has just launched a US version of its website.
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