Pace Electronics recently opened a training facility in Denver, Colorado, the home of Cable Labs, as well as Liberty Global. The office will provide improved customer support and SBCA certification […]
Premiere HD debuts on Unitymedia cable
On January 1, 2008, Premiere HD will make its debut on the Unitymedia cable networks, being the first HD channel on the cable net. The second HD channel from Premiere, […]
ITU announces first global set of standards for IPTV
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced the first set of global standards for Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) today. The standards were built with technical contributions from leading service providers and […]
First CI module for Entavio
The German pay-TV platform Entavio, part of SES-Astra, announced today that Common Interface modules will be available for the service from early next year. With the CI module, viewers will […]
Thomas Houge new VP New Media at ProSiebenSat.1
From January 1, 2008, Thomas Houge will be VP New Media International at the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. In this position, he will coordinate the development and implementation of international new media […]
Major advance for Slovenian IPTV
The Slovenian alternative carrier Tus Telekom is to employ an encoding solution from Envivio for its IPTV service. It will allow the telco to migrate from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 compression, […]
Cyfra+ strikes triple play deal
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has signed an agreement with the incumbent telco TPSA that will allow it become a triple play company. As of Q2 2008 it will offer […]
No comment on Sogecable-Orange link
Sogecable has declined to comment on Spanish press reports suggesting the pay-TV operator has reinitiated talks with France Telecom’s Orange over the launch of a triple play service. Sogecable already […]
UPC Czech adds to digital offer
UPC Czech Republic has announced the addition of the film channel Nova Cinema and children’s JimJam to its digital programme offer. The former will make its debut in Q1 2008, […]
Renova receives financial boost
Russia’s Renova Media is reported to have received two credits totalling R6 billion (€84.2 million) from Sberbank. The money has been earmarked for future investment, and in particular the Moscow […]