Discovery Communications has said it has secured capacity on the UK DTT system ahead of a new channel launch early next year. The broadcaster is believed to have paid in […]
DirecTV extends Tandberg MPEG-4 commitment
DirecTV has picked Tandberg Television’s latest MPEG-4 AVC HD encoding solutions as it expands its offer of local HD channels.
Ofcom awards HD licences
Ofcom has announced it is reserving capacity for Channel 4 and S4C, and the Channel 3 licensees (ITV plc, Channel TV, STV and UTV) to launch high definition services on […]
Trust in me
BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons says the BBC’s technical innovation is a key element of public service, as heard by Julian Clover.
6,500 TV channels in the EU
Over 6,500 TV channels can be received in the European Union and the candidate countries of Croatia and Turkey, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory.
ASA slows down Virgin speed claims
Virgin Media can no longer claim to offer the fastest broadband on its 20Mbps service following a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA has told the cablenet that […]
AB1 to quit French DTT
French media company AB Groupe is planning to pull its AB1 channel from the country’s DTT system. No formal decision has yet been made and the company is currently in […]
Premiere for the Italian jobs
Premiere CEO Mark Williams has moved to bolster the German pay-TV platform’s sales force by bringing in three executives from his former employer Sky Italia.
Average channel change at 1.9 seconds
The average amount of time taken for a set-top box to change channels is around 1.9 seconds, according to Paris-based monitoring specialist Witbe.
Disney signs for Czech-Slovak VOD portal
Disney-ABC-ESPN Television has agreed a multi-year agreement with the Czech-Slovak online video on demand portal Metoo for the distribution of movie titles from the Walt Disney studio.