In a remarkable announcement, the satellite operator SES, European Space Agency ESA and German avionics research institute DLR have claimed there is such a thing as spent Ku-band satellites sitting […]
Jazztel in VOD launch
Spanish IPTV provider Jazztel has launched a new video on demand service. Videoclub went live in December and uses a bank of 50 video servers provided by Kasenna. The system […]
Eutelsat takes Abertis on board
The board at satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has today appointed four new members, following the acquisition of 32% of its share capital by Abertis Telecom. The Abertis representatives replace board […]
KPN to sell tower business to TDF
KPN is selling its network of 23 large transmission towers to French broadcast transmission specialists TDF (Telediffusion de France). In addition, one tower will remain the property of KPN, but […]
TV Vlaanderen claims 30,000 households
Flemish DTH operator claims 30,000 households connected since their official launch in June, 2006. “These strong results show there is a need for an independent Flemish provider for digital television, […]
StarNordic buys FastTV stake
StarNordic has become a part owner of the Norwegian IPTV operation FastTV.net. The alliance means that StarNordic will now be able to target housing and aerial associations used to analogue […]
Hot Bird passes 1,000 channels
Eutelsat Communications has said it has broken the barrier of 1,000 video channels in the Hotbird satellite neighbourhood, which grew by 273 channels over the past two years to over […]
Slovenia opts for MPEG-4
Slovenia’s Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (APEK) has chosen the MPEG-4 transport stream as the standard for digital terrestrial television in the country. The agency will shortly commence the […]
South Korea to launch commercial IPTV service
South Korea will introduce commercial Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services within this year, the nation’s Information Minister Rho Jun Hyong has said, according to the ABU. IPTV is one of […]
Franco-German DTT launch in tune
German and French broadcasters will launch their respective DTT services along the Franco-German border in tune with each other, so viewers will have maximum benefit of the new services. On […]