Bertelsmann has informed the board of directors of RTL Group that it is considering a reduction of its shareholdings in RTL Group through a capital market transaction, while maintaining a […]
Archives for January 2013
Tablet vewing expected to rise
Tablet TV and video viewing is expected to rise to 58 billion hours per year by 2017, according to a new report released by TDG. In five years, annual tablet […]
2013 to be breakout year for 4K
More than half a million 4K×2K TVs are forecast to ship worldwide this year, growing to more than 7 million by 2016, according to the latest Quarterly TV Design and […]
BBC Knowledge launching in Cyprus
BBC Worldwide Channels and Cyprus operator Cablenet have signed a distribution deal that will see the launch of BBC Knowledge in Cyprus for the first time from February 1, 2013.
Elemental runs HEVC codec upgrade
Elemental has followed up last week’s announcement by the ITU of first-stage consent to the new HEVC codec with a new software upgrade.
Film1 and Sport1 hit 525,000 subs
The total number of subscribers to Chellomedia’s Film1 and Sport1 premium channels has reached 525,000, a growth of 7% during the past 12 months.
Ira Goldfarb joins Envivio
Envivio, the live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions provider, has appointed Ira Goldfarb as SVP of global sales and service.
Conax and Quadrille announce push-VOD partnership
Conax and Quadrille have announced they have teamed up to bring on the market a combined version of their respective best-selling products: Conax Contego and Quadrille’s QuadriFast Push VOD solution.
Smart TV adds to Estonia IPTV growth
Telia’s IPTV service in Estonia added another 4,000 subscribers in Q4 2012, growing by 14,000 during the year.
Polsat launches new DVB-T receiver
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new DTT receiver with prepaid access to eight channels.