Finland’s PlusTV is launching a new twin card package that will allow subscribers to the DTT package to extend their viewing to any TV in their possession. In addition to […]
Clover’s Week: Piling on the pressure
Broadcasters and manufacturers are pressing the case for terrestrial HD spectrum. Julian Clover reports from the DTG Summit Almost every television set on sale in the major high street stores […]
Sci-Fi awarded Benelux licences
Versions of Sci-Fi Channel and 13th Street have been licensed by Ofcom for carriage in the Benelux. The two stations have been issued with television broadcast licences. Another broadcaster using […]
Digital homes driving Astra DTH reach
SES Astra has said the satellite system now reaches over 109 million households across 35 countries. The figures, taken in early 2007 as part of the annual Satellite Monitor, shows […]
Dublin DVB-H trial underway
The first consumer trial of mobile TV in Ireland got underway in Dublin Wednesday. The trial is being conducted by the mobile operator O2 and the transmission company Arqiva. The […]
LUXE.tv becomes first Mid East HD channel
Arabsat has added the luxury lifestyle channel LUXE.tv to the line-up of the BADR-4 satellite at 26 degrees East. The launch of the HD channel was announced on the Arabsat […]
Canal launches entry level digital pack
CanalSat is introducing a new digital package replicating the French DTT line-up. The new service will go live on June 15 using the Astra satellite network at 19 degrees East […]
Ideal Shopping extends cable reach
Homeshopping channel Ideal Shopping Direct has renewed its Freeview DTT contract and extended its cable distribution across the Virgin Media network. Carriage on the DTT network has been extended through […]
Broadband sales boost for QVC
QVC UK has reported a net sales increase of 8.4% bringing the total to £331 million. The channel is distributed on satellite, cable, DTT and also has a substantial web […]
Minister hears UK HD calls
DIGITAL TV GROUP SUMMIT, LONDON – Calls for spectrum to be set aside for high def transmissions from the UK’s public service broadcasters failed to move the Minister of State […]