BSkyB is adding a part-time service to its two existing high definition sports channels, Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD 2. The new channel, labelled Sky Sports HDX, will […]
NTV now Plus HD
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has finally launched its HDTV service, which was scheduled to make its debut in March. Its offer, available via Eutelsat’s W4 satellite, consists of three […]
BBC Trust gives green light to Freesat
The BBC has been given to go ahead by the BBC Trust to launch the Freesat free-to-air satellite offer as a joint venture with ITV It is anticipated that the […]
BBC Trust confirms HD Public Value Test
The BBC Trust has announced it is to run a Public Value Test on proposals by the BBC Executive to run a permanent high definition television channel. The Public Value […]
90% HD penetration if Ofcom grants DTT spectrum
Ninety per cent of UK homes will be watching high definition by 2020, but only if Ofcom allocates additional spectrum for the HD format. Research from Strategy Analytics suggests that […]
RTL and Sport1 to bring HD Wimbledon to Dutch cable
Dutch commercial broadcaster RTL Nederland and Chellomedia’s Sport1 have signed a sublicensing agreement to bring matches from the Wimbledon tennis championships live in HD on Dutch cable. RTL owns the […]
TV Nova looks to HD
According to local reports, Peter Dvorak, the general director of TV Nova, has said that the Czech national commercial station could eventually launch up to five HDTV channels. Although there […]
In-Di launches HD-PVR
The Belgian digital In-Di service will launch its HD-PVR in May, the company said. The new HD service launched just a few weeks ago and already attracted over 1,000 customers […]
1,000 HD subs for Belgian in-Di
Belgian cable operator Interkabel said it now has over 1,000 HD subscribers to the service it launched just a week ago. The group is the first to offer HD channels […]
Strategy Analytics: 44% of Euro homes HD by 2012
European sales of high definition television displays and video devices are expected to climb this year by a massive 158%, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. By the end […]