BROADCAST & BEYOND – LONDON. There is likely to be an announcement by some flat screen manufacturers in the next few weeks about bringing HbbTV screens to market in Germany […]
Best Buy launches CinemaNow streaming
The American consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has launched its new digital video service CinemaNow which will provide customers same-day instant access to new release movies and TV shows on […]
Lovefilm moves into connected world
CONNECTED TV SUMMIT – LONDON. The film and TV, digital and DVD rental subscription service Lovefilm would like to attract millions of new subscribers, emulating the success of Netflix in […]
Mediaset charts connected course
CONNECTED TV SUMMIT – LONDON. Mediaset is ready to exploit the hybrid broadcast and broadband capabilities of its horizontal DTT platform, according to Angelo Petazzi, the head of the company’s […]
Boost for TV Everywhere and Canvas
CONNECTED TV SUMMIT – LONDON. Virgin Media is looking into the possibility of adopting the TV Everywhere concept, according to Ian Mecklenburgh, director, digital entertainment CPE.
Tale of two (connected) boxes
NCTA Cable Show 2010 – Los Angeles. Two major European operators, Virgin Media and Liberty Global, are planning their ‘next generation’ cable box which will unlock the online world. Speaking […]
Access and Cabot develop HbbTV plug-in
Access, a provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile, beyond-PC and digital TV markets, and Cabot Ciommunications, a provider of DVB middleware, announced that they have jointly developed an […]
HbbTV retail success in Germany
ANGA Cable 2010 – Cologne. The sale of hybrid TVs equipped with HbbTV has turned out to be a major retail success in Germany, according to the latest figures from […]
ETSI ratifies MHEG update
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published the latest version of the public standard interactive TV middleware MHEG as a formal European standard.
Widespread support for HbbTV
ANGA Cable 2010 – Cologne. There is widespread support among German language broadcasters for the HbbTV standard for connected TVs.