TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. UPC will launch a digital cable service in Hungary in either the first quarter or half of 2008, according to several industry sources. It will be […]
IKO prepares more channel launches
TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. IKO Kábeltévé plans to launch 10 new channels in Hungary by the end of this year. The new services, free-to-air (FTA) and available for both analogue […]
Science channel for Hungary
TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. A new thematic channel named Akadéminiai Tudas-Média (Science Technology-Media) will make its debut in Hungary in January 2008. Distributed by Amos, it will offer science, technology […]
BBC Trust polls public on Freeview HD
The BBC Trust has launched a four-week public consultation into the BBC Executive’s proposals for a high definition television channel. It follows last week’s publication of the public value assessment […]
Five new channels for Star India
Star plans to launch five new TV channels in India, said News Corp president and COO Peter Chernin at a US investor conference. “There’s a land grab for channel space […]
Invitel prepares for IPTV
TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. The Hungarian alternative telco Invitel plans to launch an IPTV service by the end of this year. Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, product manager Agnes […]
Gartner: Just 5% mobile TV take-up
Analysts are beginning to shift their views on the adoption of mobile TV after to a slow start for services in Europe. Gartner, which in March said mobile TV would […]
LRT orders digital monitors
The Lithuanian national public broadcaster LRT has ordered six Leader LV5100D digital waveform monitors for its headquarters in Vilnius. They will enable it to check ingest and output signal quality […]
Vivendi: Canal must cut its cloth
Vivendi chairman Jean-Bernard Levy has told Canal+ it must increase subscription levels and make savings on content, particularly football, if it is to meet profitability targets. Vivendi has brought forward […]
ProSiebenSat1 outlines Puls 4 plans
The Austrian branch of the ProSiebenSat1 group has outlined its plans for Puls TV, the Vienna based regional broadcaster it acquired earlier this year (see Broadband TV News passim). The […]