IBC 2007 (Stand 3.311) French middleware developer IWEDIA will be demonstrating the first samples of ‘Freeview Playback’ compatible PVRs based on dedicated editions of its Comedia middleware which support PVR-related […]
Archives for July 2007
Red Bees buzzing at Digital Hive
IBC 2007 (Stand 3.342) Red Bee Media will show the broadband TV services it has been developing over the past year, including its involvement in the BBC iPlayer. The on demand P2P service […]
O2 TV hits 40,000 mark
The incumbent Czech telco Telefónica O2 has announced that its IPTV service O2 TV has 40,000 subscribers. Launched in September 2006, O2 TV has until now been operating with little […]
RTL reaches for Premiere Star
RTL Television has confirmed its two thematic channels RTL Crime and RTL Living will be a part of Germany’s new basic tier Premiere Start. Passion, a joint venture with production […]
OTE to challenge ADSL ruling
The incumbent Greek telco OTE has said that it will mount a challenge in court against a fine of €27.25 million imposed last week by the Hellenic Telecommunication and Post […]
BSkyB buys Amstrad
BSkyB is to directly enter the set-top box business by acquiring Sir Alan Sugar’s Amstrad in a £125 million (€171m) deal. Sir Alan will himself net a £42.4 million windfall. […]
Czech debut for HBO Digital
HBO’s new subscription video on demand (SVOD) service HBO Digital is expected to make its debut in the Czech Republic tomorrow (August 1). According to local reports, it will operate […]
Platform n steps up a gear
The Polish DTH platform n plans to introduce three more channels to its line-up in September. It also expects to have 300,000 subscribers by the end of the year and […]
Mixed results for CTC Media
Russia’s CTC Media has posted total operating revenues of $112,147,000 (€82,134,906) for Q2, or 9.1% more than in the corresponding period last year. However, both its OIBDA of $51,422,000) and […]
Enensys caters for all things mobile
IBC 2007 (Stand 3.311, Pod M.393) All bases have been covered by Enensys, which will be displaying mobile TV technologies not just for DVB-H, but for the competing MediaFLO, T-DMB, […]