Julian Clover looks forward to a long weekend in Amsterdam as IBC 2008 prepares to open its doors.
Exit strategy
News Corp’s decision to pull out of no fewer than five countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was unlikely to have been taken lightly.
Online study
More streamed content suggests broadcasters see this new delivery mechanism as an important means to reach viewers, writes Julian Clover.
Slowly but surely
The transition to digital broadcasting was never going to be an easy process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and so it has proved.
The HD barometer
As Sky further expands its HD line-up, Julian Clover counts the pixels.
The need for speed
Julian Clover looks at Virgin’s proposals for broadband speeds close to 200 Mbps
Mobile countdown
Slowly but surely, Poland is inching its way towards the launch of a DVB-H service.
It’s just not cricket, it’s business
Pay-TV broadcasters are in the business of exclusivity, however painful the outcome, writes Julian Clover.
Olympic Gains
There is nothing quite like a major sporting event to boost the uptake of advanced TV services.
Independence for Scotland
Julian Clover hears how STV is giving Scottish viewers their own identity through a dedicated video portal and a new library channel.