Tests being undertaken as part of the Cambridge ‘white space’ trial have successfully stream HD video from the BBC iPlayer at speeds of 5.4Mbps.
Fox serves up 24Kitchen to 3m Dutch homes
24Kitchen, the new food channel from Fox International Channels (FIC), will launch on October 1 to over three million homes in the Netherlands, securing capacity on the Ziggo, UPC, Caiway […]
FilmFlex launches ‘download to rent’ for Film4oD
Channel 4’s online movie service Film4oD is launching a new ‘download to rent’ option. It will be run by FilmFlex Movies, the Sony-Disney-backed movies-on-demand service provider, and is the first […]
Czech Republic looks to DVB-T2
The Czech tower company Ceske Telekomunikace (CRo) is interested in securing the country’s fourth DTT multiplex, especially if it can be used for DVB-T2 services.
PSBs gain in YouView EPG proposals
Public service broadcasters will be given prominence on the YouView EPG for both channels and search, under proposals from the hybrid TV venture.
Altibox claims Norwegian multiscreen first
The Norwegian fibre-to-the-home provider Altibox says it will be the first in Norway to offer live TV and video on demand services across all screens.
Germany unable to veto Kurdish TV
European countries are within their rights to prohibit broadcasters that infringe the principles of international broadcasting, but they cannot prevent reception in another member state, the European Court of Justice […]
Dish Network streaming Blockbuster movies
VIDEO. US satellite DTH operator Dish Network has announced that it will start to offer streaming movies and TV series under the Blockbuster brand. The new service aims to compete […]
Bouygues Telecom’s OneBox on the Horizon
French telco and IPTV provider Bouygues Telecom has chosen Samsung to deliver its next generation gateway. First sets are to be delivered before the end of the year.
French switch off analogue satellite DTH
The six analogue television channels that are broadcasting from the Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 3 (AB3) satellite will terminate analogue transmissions on November 29. On that date, all terrestrial analogue broadcasts […]