Launched only 15 months ago, Belgian Satellite platform TV Vlaanderen has announced that it has reached 50,000 subscribers. “Nobody thought it could be done” said Kurt Pauwels, MD. “Launching a […]
Canal Digitaal prepares for push-VOD
IBC 2007 – AMSTERDAM. During a press briefing at IBC, Canal Digitaal’s COO Kees Färber said the company plans to introduce push-VOD services sometime next year. The move is part […]
NTV-Plus to use Thomson HD receivers
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus is to use Thomson HD MPEG-2 DVB-S2 set-top boxes. NTV-Plus, which currently has around 560,000 subscribers, became the first company in Russia to offer HD […]
HD and thematic bouquets for Canal Digitaal
IBC 2007 – AMSTERDAM. SES Astra and Canal Digitaal have announced the signing of two new transponder lease on the Astra-3 position at 23.5 degrees East. The Dutch based DTH […]
CNN launches worldwide HD channel
On September 1, CNN Worldwide launched its first 24-hour news channel in high definition, CNN-HD. Simulcasting with the US version of the SD channel, CNN-HD will present more than 60 […]
ZDF sets out roadmap to HD (update)
IFA 2007 – BERLIN. Last Friday ZDF intendant Markus Schächter laid out the roadmap to HD for the public broadcaster. During the yearly technical update from the public broadcasters, he […]
Industry calls for HD timetable from broadcasters
IFA 2007 – BERLIN. European broadcasters should commit themselves to a timetable for HD rollout, said Sharp Europe CEO Toshiyuki Tajima at a press conference on Thursday. The electronics industry […]
Samsung to supply Sky HD boxes
Samsung Electronics has said the company has reached agreement with BSkyB to supply set-top boxes to the pay-TV operator. The first receivers will be for the Sky HD service, which […]
Premiere: 80,000 HD subs
Subscriptions to Premiere HD have reached 80,000, according to the German pay-TV platform. It has been slow going for the two-channel package that comprises Premiere’s own HD premium channel and […]
Polish TVN goes HD
Subscribers to the Polish DTH platform n will be able to view the national commercial station TVN in HD from this Friday (August 31). According to TVN, TVN HD began […]