Discovery Channel is planning to screen its first 3D content in the UK after signing deals with BSkyB and Virgin Media.
Top Up TV launches Sky Sports on CI+
Sky Sports 1 and 2 are to be made available on UK DTT through the use of a CI Plus CAM (conditional access module). Top Up TV has announced it […]
ITV to launch micropayments in 2012
ITV is to launch a micropayment system as it bids to further grow its online
business. Having been left behind by the BBC iPlayer, and even Channel 4’s
4oD, the ITV Player is now available on Android phones, Apple devices and Freesat. [Read More…]
Canal Digital-Stofa purchase abandoned
Plans for Canal Digital to acquire the Ratos-owned cable TV operation Stofa have been dropped after it became clear the chances of approval from the Danish competition authorities was low.
ITV Player makes belated Freesat debut
ITV Player has finally arrived on Freesat – a year after it was originally scheduled. The on demand service, delivered over the MHEG Interaction Channel, has been testing for several […]
Ono pins hopes on TiVo
The leading Spanish cable operator Ono expects to start marketing TiVo towards the end of this year. It also expects its introduction will lead to an increase in TV subscriber […]
Broadband remains key driver for Virgin
The combination of increased broadband speeds and new services, including the TiVo hybrid PVR, are paying off for Virgin Media. The cablenet has reported a half year revenue growth of […]
Social Networking: It’s TV Genius
IBC 2010: Hall. 13 Stand No. 13.325. One of the trends to watch on the showfloor will be social TV and whether it has progressed further since the iterations of […]
DStv launches first South African VOD
DStv is to launch BoxOffice, the first video on demand service to be made available in South Africa.
Digital TV Labs tests out HbbTV
IBC 2011: Hall 2. Stand No. A18. The growth of HbbTV services has brought with it the need to test the services and products that have adopted the interactive protocol.