France Telecom subsidiary Orange Slovensko has said it intends to invest approximately SKK1 billion (€32 million) on a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Slovakia that will cover almost 200,000 household in 10 cities by the end of the year. “Thanks to this technology Orange will gain a few years start ahead its competitor already this year […]
Polsat prepares for mobile/HD services
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has chosen Nokia as the core supplier for the mobile virtual network it plans to launch later this year. It has also signed an agreement with Harris Corporation for the provision of its Nexio NX3600 server, which will be used to distribute up to five HD channels it plans […]
VOOM HD comes to Hong Kong
Hong Kong based IPTV operator PCCW and Rainbow Networks have signed a carriage agreement to launch the VOOM HD channel in Hong Kong, the first launch of the channel in Asia and one of the first 24/7 Asian HD channels. “Everyday, HDTV transforms the entertainment experiences of more and more viewers worldwide, and this audience […]
BBC: DTT HD loss could reach £15.6 billion
The loss to the UK in private and social value if HD services are not allowed to develop on DTT spectrum could be as much as £15.6 billion. The figure was revealed as part of the BBC’s response to the Ofcom consultation on the Digital Dividend Review, which closed today (Tuesday). The figure, that has […]
France Televisions gets HD cash
The French public broadcaster France Televisions is to push ahead with an expansion of high definition and digital terrestrial services following the approval of a new five-year budget. €21 million has already been set aside for the launch of a high definition version of France 3 this September. The French State has agreed to a […]
HD for Dutch regional broadcaster RNN7
Dutch regional commercial broadcaster RNN7 in the city of Rotterdam plans to launch an HD version of its on May 1. An investment of €700,000 has been made to make the upgrade to HD possible, according to managing director Leo Houkamp, who hopes that broadcasting in a higher definition will make his channel more attractive […]
Eurosport and Panasonic to promote HD
CeBIT – HANOVER. Eurosport and Panasonic will jointly promote HD by placing large HD screens in over 1,000 retail outlets across Europe. From April Panasonic will install the full HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) screens and Eurosport will provide selected sports clips in HD quality. The joint promotion should promote interest in HD as well […]
HD first for Poland’s TVP
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has become the first station in Poland to broadcast a programme in HD over the Internet. Known as Oficerowie, it is being shown by its interactive service iTVP and can be viewed on www.oficerowie.itvp.pl. TVP has also announced that TVP Historia, its next thematic channel, will be launched at the […]
More HD for platform n
The Polish DTH platform n is to make movies and popular local series available on a VOD basis in HD and Dolby Digital 5.1 from later this month. It will also start showing foreign productions in HD within a matter of weeks. The service, which is backed by ITI Group, made its debut in October […]
UPC to offer HD before the summer
UPC Netherlands will start to offer an HD bouquet to its Dutch digital subscribers before the summer, a company spokesperson said. Last year the operator ‘soft launched’ a service just before the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament, but due to problems with the delivery of HD set-top boxes only a few dozen viewers were able […]