In Brief: H&C, HDTV, Sport1 HD, Gumball

The Dutch version of Horse & Country TV is launching on SKV, the cablenet of the city of Veendam in the Netherlands.

Kabel Deutschland surpasses 1m HD homes

Gemany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland has surpassed one million HD homes.

Arqiva supports Star HD UK launch

Arqiva Teleport

South Asian broadcaster Star has selected Arqiva is to support its launch of the UK’s first South Asian HD channel, Star Plus HD Channel.

Ginx goes HD in Singapore

Ginx HD has launched on Singapore’s StarHub. Ginx is the first international TV channel dedicated to video games and the gaming world.

VideoWeb brings HD to connected TV sets

VideoWeb TV with Zattoo HD

Karlsruhe based German firm VideoWeb is bringing the HD versions of all German public broadcasters to analogue cable and DTT homes.

Star Plus first Asian HD channel in UK

Pratigya drama on Star TV

Star Plus HD has launched in the UK on the Sky DTH platform, offering viewers an opportunity to watch all their favourite shows in HD.

Glashart Media adds SBS HD channels

Dutch fibre-to-the-home provider Glashart Media is adding the three HD channels from the SBS group to its line-up of HD channels. SBS6 HD, Veronica HD and Net5 HD are now part of a 16-channel strong HD line-up.

Arte TV HD launches in Latvia

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Arte TV, a new cultural channel in HD from Latvia, will launch its first test transmission on March 22.

Sky D adds HD transponder on Astra

Sky Deutschland has contracted an additional transponder on the Astra satellite system at 19.2 degrees East, effective from June 1.

Digiturk adds six Viacom channels

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced the signing of a new deal with satellite platform Digiturk that will see six of its channels air across the Turkish market for the next six years.