Project Canvas has said it will adopt the Marlin DRM solution developed jointly by Intertrust, Panasonic, Phillips, Samsung and Sony. The system will be made available to suppliers of premium […]
Broadcasters prefer Service Compatible 3D format
Exclusive: Over half of broadcasters would prefer the adoption of a Service Compatible format for 3DTV, marking a split with the side-by-side transmissions favoured by pay-TV operators, according to a […]
Worldwide 3D sales to top 5.99 million
Consumers are embracing 3D, according to IMS Research, who estimates that 5.99 million 3D TV sets will ship worldwide in 2010 and forecasts that over 218 million 3D TV sets […]
France Televisions launches new catch-up TV portal
The French public broadcaster France Televisions will launch its new catch-up TV portal, Fluzz.fr, on Monday, July 5.
BT facing loss on Sky Sports
11.00 Update: BT has unveiled what it is describing as “the UK’s best value deal” for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2, pricing a single channel at £11.99 (€14.68) […]
ONO becomes latest TiVo customer
TiVo is to become the exclusive software provider on all next generation set-top boxes to be deployed by the Spanish cableco ONO. Like Virgin Media, which announced a similar agreement […]
Dance TV HD launches on Astra
Dance TV HD will start transmissions on the Astra satellite at 23.5 degrees East on Wednesday, July 7. For the time being, the channel will be broadcast free-to-air.
Darcey: Content and innovation behind pay-TV revival
A growing sense of disillusionment in the broad media sector with the free model as a means of funding content has resulted in a gradual re-discovery of the merits of […]
Virgin prepares for 400 Mbps broadband
Virgin Media is readying its network for broadband speeds in excess of 400 Mbps. Already the cableco is preparing to run speeds of 100 Mbps, scheduled before the end of […]
Trust approval for Project Canvas
Project Canvas will be forced to publish its core specifications within 20 days under conditions set by the BBC Trust. The approval for the BBC’s involvement in the broadcast-broadband project […]