Chellomedia-backed Zonemedia is to distribute Voom HD in Poland. According to a local report, the service, which is effectively a ‘showcase’ version of the six channels produced by Voom Networks, […]
UPC starts Slovak HD trial
UPC Broadband Slovakia has begun a trial involving HD Ready TV sets. It is expected the company, which is the largest cable operator in Slovakia, will launch a digital cable […]
Ofcom plan for 4 HD channels
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has said the regulator has drawn up a plan that would allow up to four high definition channels to be broadcast on the DTT system. […]
NonStop make Voom HD content available to download
NonStop Television has agreed a download to own distribution deal for content from the Voom HD channel. The agreement has been made possible through the Scandinavian online content provider film2home […]
GAA final kicks off Irish HD trial
The first terrestrial HD tests have taken place in Ireland as part of the ongoing DTT pilot. Communications minister Eamon Ryan launched the broadcast that took place at the Leinster […]
BeTV finally making money
The Walloon pay-TV operator Be TV has just turned its first ever profit. In the first six months of 2007 the company made a net profit of €2.145 million, and […]
Ericsson pilots CYTA fibre to the home
Ericsson has signed up Cypriot incumbent telco CYTA, Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, as its first European customer for a Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) network based on the vendor’s GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) […]
Cyfrowy Polsat eyes autumn HD launches
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has said it will launch its first two HD channels this autumn. According to Mariana Kmity, the director of sport at Polsat, Polsat Sport […]
Omneon strikes Russian HD deal
Omneon Video Networks has announced that it is supplying its Spectrum media server to the Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus. It will be used for the delivery of the latter’s HD […]
New Dutch culture channel BravaHDTV launches
The culture channel BravaHDTV has started test transissions on the CAIW cable network in The Netherlands. It is an initiative of Jur Bron and Gerard Ardesch, the people behind the […]