Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has approved the switch of the leading commercial stations Polsat, TVN, TV4 and TV Puls from the first to second multiplex.
Major boost for Bulgarian IPTV
The Bulgarian incumbent telco Vivacom has announced that it will launch an IPTV service by the middle of this year.
Partnering with RAI, Astra enhances 3D demo channel
SES Astra said it has enhanced the programme offer for its 3D demo channel and entered into a partnership with Italian public broadcaster RAI for the delivery of experimental 3D […]
Rovi seeks to guide Google TV
It is not so much a battle for hearts and minds as one for middleware and navigation. Google’s announcement that it has created a version of its Android operating system […]
PureScreens to launch on Numericable
PureScreens will be launching its first S-VOD offering on cable platform Numericable in France, Belgium and Luxemburg in June.
Orange 3D available FTA on Hot Bird
VIDEO. Two 3D HD channels are currently broadcasting from the Hot Bird position at 13 degrees East, one of them transmitting free-to-air. French private broadcaster TF1 announced it will broadcast […]
Sir Michael Lyons to open IBC2010
The opening plenary session of the IBC2010 conference will feature an address by Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust, on the future of public service broadcasting.
MYtv boosts movie channel offer
The Ukrainian DTH platform MYtv has added a comprehensive movie package to its offer, providing subscribers with 22 Ukrainian, Russian and international premium services for UAH75 (€7.47) a month.
Estonia opens DTT tender
Estonia’s Ministry of Culture has announced a tender for two FTA DTT licences, with the deadline for applications being June 7.
Maxisat goes for Motorola encoding
Motorola has signed a new contract with Motorola as the Finnish operator upgrades its encoding capability from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4.