The Polish Chamber of Electronic Communications (PIKE) has launched an initiative designed to speed up the rollout of digital cable services in the country.
£6 million for Freeview HD campaign
DTG Summit – London: Freeview managing director Ilse Howling has given details of the advertising campaign that will support the launch of HD services on the terrestrial platform.
YouTube: profitable in 2010
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. Speaking before a packed house, Patrick Walker, director of partnerships, YouTube/Google, said he expected the online video service to be profitable this year.
UPC plans content for B2B customers
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. UPC plans to deliver content to its B2B customers, according to Jan-Erik Nilsson, director product business services, UPC Broadband.
Canal+ Spain joins growing 3D line
Canal+ Spain has become the latest broadcaster, and the first in Spain, to announce plans for 3D broadcasting.
SES Astra takes control of Sirius
SES Astra has announced it has taken full control of SES Sirius AB after purchasing the remaining 10% of shares from the Swedish Space Corporation.
New posts lead Universal’s international charge
NBC Universal’s London office has announced two promotions to tie in with the broadcaster’s international expansion.
UPC issues “call to arms”
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. UPC has issued a “call to arms” to the cable industry and for cablecos to find ways to cooperate with each other.
Sky plans Germany’s first live 3D telecast
Sky Deutschland is following in the footsteps of its UK counterpart with a live 3D transmission of the Bundesliga.
Harmonic takes OSN into MPEG-4
Orbit-Showtime-Network (OSN), the newly merged satellite platform service for the Middle East, has deployed digital headend solutions from Harmonic on its new HD service.