
The Swiss federal government has decided to abolish the obligation to distribute must-carry channels in the analogue TV services on cable networks.
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The Swiss federal government has decided to abolish the obligation to distribute must-carry channels in the analogue TV services on cable networks.

From Monday, April 29, Swisscom customers can access their TV Everywhere service not only in Switzerland, but also everywhere.
Canal Digital Danmark is adding two more HD channels at the end of April, Eurosport 2 HD and Travel Channel HD. This will bring the platform’s total HD channels to over 20. Eurosport 2′s programming includes live Bundesliga matches from Germany.

Kymba, a new Video-on-Demand service designed specifically for children is laucned for viewers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Streaming live video portal Zattoo plans an app for upc cablecom’s Horizon platform in the near future.

UPC Cablecom’s launch of its Horizon product in Switzerland has met with the same teething problems as in the Netherlands.
The most recent non-proprietary video compression standard, High-Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC), also known as H.265, was placed into final draft for ratification in January 2013 and is expected to become the video standard of choice for the next decade. … [Read More...]
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