MTV HD is to join the line-up of French cablenet Numericable, one month after the station joined the DTH package CanalSat.
Czech Republic opposes free HD
HD channels should not be offered free of charge to DTT viewers in the Czech Republic, according to Zdenek Duspiva, the head of the body overseeing the country’s transition to […]
Magyar’s new DTH picks Amos
Further details have emerged of Magyar Telekom’s new T-Home branded DTH service. Amos 3 (4 degrees West) is being used to distribute the MPEG-4/DVB-S2 service that will use just three […]
Canal Caraibes adds Eurosport HD
On December 5, Canal Overseas will add Eurosport HD to its digital bouquet, Canal Caraibes, destined for the French Caribbean and French Guyana. It is the first distribution deal outside […]
Belgium to increase TV5 Monde contribution
The French Community of Belgium will gradually increase its funding for the francophone channel TV5 Monde to €7.75 million in 2012, against €4.79 million this year, the regional government said […]
Disney Cinemagic HD launches in UK
Disney is launching an HD version of Disney Cinemagic on the Sky Digital platform. The premium family movie channel will make its debut in the UK market in December in […]
Com Hem launches HD recorder
Com Hem is launching an HD personal video recorder in time for Christmas. The Humax HDPVR-1000C will go on sale on December 15.
10,000 HD homes for UPC Austria
UPC Austria says it has welcomed its 10,000th HD customer, a Ms Romana Ross from Kaltenleutgeben. The operator launched its HD offer in May 2008. Part of the offer is […]
Piracy leads Premiere to third quarter loss
Costs that can be directly attributed to the hacking of its encryption system took Premiere to its fourth consecutive quarterly loss in the third quarter. A negative EBITDA (earnings before […]
Dutch public broadcasters go HD in 2009
The three Dutch national public channels Nederland 1, 2 and 3 will start to broadcast in HD during the second quarter of 2009. About 15% of all prime time content […]