CeBIT – HANOVER. European Commissioner Viviane Reding once again said the Commission wants to set a European standard for mobile TV and DVB-H is the system of choice. It is […]
Eurosport and Panasonic to promote HD
CeBIT – HANOVER. Eurosport and Panasonic will jointly promote HD by placing large HD screens in over 1,000 retail outlets across Europe. From April Panasonic will install the full HD […]
Astra and Filiago launch interactive broadband
CeBIT – HANOVER – SES Astra and Filiago have launched their broadband satellite service Astra 2Connect with Filiago. The company unveiled the technology at last year’s IBC in Amsterdam. Filiago […]
ZDF goes all-out with ‘new media’
CeBIT – HANOVER – In an attempt to lure young viewers German public broadcaster is going all-out with ‘new media’ offering a wide range of new services. These include the […]
May launch for Arcor IPTV in Germany
CeBIT – HANOVER – German telecoms operator Arcor (part of the Vodafone group) presented its proposed IPTV service for visitors of the CeBIT in Hannover with a working demo. Slated […]
MultiChoice selects Intelsat for Mobile TV trial
MultiChoice, the South African DTH television provider, has selected Intelsat to support its mobile broadcast TV trial in the metropolitan areas of Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and Cape Town. The trial […]
Sports deal for Joost
Joost has signed a deal with the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) to distribute short-form WCSN content via the P2P webTV service. WCSN features Olympic and lifestyle sports including track […]
Aggregator and Mercury Media launch docu webTV
Aggregator and Mercury Media announced the launch of documentary webTV service “to provide independent films for independent people” under the “joining the dots” (JTD) brand name. The new service can […]
Middle East broadcast market ‘dynamic’
The Middle East is one of the world’s most dynamic markets for broadcasting technology and content providers, delegates at last week’s Cabsat 2007 regional trade show in Dubai heard, reports […]
Premiere Sky might run on entavio
Premiere chairman Georg Kofler has said the new Premiere Sky bouquet might run on SES-Astra’s technical pay TV platform entavio. “Constructive talks” are now going on. German pay-TV operator Premiere […]