Julian Clover on the propeller heads that have created a vital organ of the new BBC.
IMPALA MHP claims are absurd
Anthony Smith-Chaigneau says the MHEG-5 alliance is wrong to compare the technology with MHP and that the UK is not as advanced as it thinks.
DTT heads East
When it comes to the roll out of DTT services, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has until recently lagged far behind most West European countries.
Aerial view
The UK’s aerial installers are gearing up for analogue switchover, but it has not been without its problems.
Who needs Blu-ray – part 2
When the “HD-DVD” camp gave up the format, we expressed our doubts whether the surviving Blu-ray standard would win the war. Yes, the battle was won, but the war is […]
Balkan Pacesetter
This week’s Broadband TV News/Telenor Satellite Broadcasting Business Breakfast confirmed what most of us knew all along: Romania is a market on the move.
Freesat…one month on
The BBC-ITV Freesat platform has been available for a little over a month, but the service is far from complete, writes Julian Clover.
Slovenia’s new reality
The overwhelming impression left by this week’s Slovenian cable conference in Portoroz was of a market in transition. Yet ironically, the greatest changes appear to be happening in other sectors […]
Retailers playing catch-up
High street stores are grappling with the pincer movement of online retailers and on demand television, writes Julian Clover.
Breakfast in Bucharest
Romania’s TV industry has come a remarkably long way since the country returned to democracy following the overthrow of the Ceausescu regime nearly two decades ago.