Six Nations rugby is to become the first major sporting event to be made available on the BBC iPlayer since the online catch-up service went officially live in December.
BBC plans interactivity for HD
The BBC is looking into the addition of interactive services on its BBC HD channel. Last week at the Festival of Technology conference organised by the corporation’s Research and Development […]
Sirius begins Nordic satellite battle
There has always been competition between Norway and Sweden, it goes with the territory, but within a few weeks the two countries will again be fighting it out for dominance […]
Brava HDTV launches on Dutch Zesko networks
The Dutch cultural HD channel Brava HDTV has launched on Casema, @Home and Multikabel, the three Zesko cable networks in The Netherlands. The channel specialises in concerts, operas and live […]
Numericable to carry i-Concerts HD channel
The French MSO Numericable will launch the i-concerts HD TV channel in spring this year. The Swiss based 24/7 music channel claims to be the only HD music channel in Europe […]
HD priority #1 for French regulator CSA
HD is the number one priority this year for the French media regulator CSA, said Michel Boyon, president of the authority to Tele-Satellite magazine. In spring, three broadcasters (TF1, France2 […]
Canal+ Spain launches first HD broadcasts
This Tuesday, Canal+ Spain launches its first HD broadcasts over the Digital+ platform. Initially, only a limited number of programmes will be available in HD, but the broadcaster hopes to […]
Zen finds peace in Eutelsat 9 degree position
UPDATE: A new channel with a focus on well-being is to commence broadcasts on Eutelsat’s Eurobird 9 satellite (9 degrees East).
HDforAll no longer for anyone
Just before Christmas Broadband TV News noted that the HDforAll website was no longer active. We made some enquiries, but were assured the group was still in business.
ARD and ZDF plan road map to HD
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are planning a road map to the introduction of HD in the country. The Launch date will be the opening ceremony of the 2010 […]