Sky has commenced the process of swapping out its ten million smart cards, a procedure which is likely to take several months.
Irdeto secures Viasat OnDemand
Irdeto is to manage Viasat Broadcasting’s internet-based on demand service. The security specialist will use technology from Entriq, which became a part of its portfolio earlier this year, and already […]
Ono critical of Spanish pay plan
Ono has criticised the Spanish government over what the cablenet perceives to be an eleventh hour change to allow pay-TV broadcasts over the country’s DTT platform.
Tandberg saves 30% on MPEG-2
Tandberg Television is launching a new high-density broadcast encoder that the company says offers bandwidth savings of between 15 and 30%.
Philips sells Pace stake
Philips Electronics has sold its 17% stake in set-top box manufacturer Pace after the company waived the lock-up period previously set for April 21, 2009.
Dave Dwarfs its rivals
Julian Clover sees the crew of Red Dwarf return to earth as Dave’s audiences head skywards.
Danish launch saves Boxer’s bacon
Boxer shed another 9,000 subscribers in the first quarter, but Per Norman, CEO of the terrestrial pay platform, says that subscriber revenue is still increasing.
Public debut for Civolution TV forensics
Identification technology provider Civolution is to make its first public appearance since being spun off from Philips in October 2008.
Appear TV maxes headend efficiency
Appear TV is launching its new Pro MPEG FEC software at next week’s NAB 2009 convention in Las Vegas.
End of the road for Astra 5A
SES Astra has confirmed that its Astra 5A satellite has been successfully de-orbited and switched off.