Malaysia will start to roll out DTT transmissions using the DVB-T standard from 2009. The decision by the country’s government, which was announced during the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Digital TV […]
SlingPlayer for Palm OS released
Sling Media has announced the public availability – initially for customers in the US and Canada – of SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS, making it possible to watch television on […]
Top Up TV reduces DVR price
Top Up TV had reduced the price of its digital video recorder and DTT receiver from £180 to £149.99. The price includes the first month’s subscription to the pay-TV service […]
Chiddix named Vyyo vice chairman
Former OpenTV chairman and CEO Jim Chiddix has emerged as the vice chairman of broadband access equipment supplier Vyyo. Chiddix, whose career also includes a 15-year tenure as CTO of […]
ComX deploys Widevine for IPTV network
Danish broadband provider ComX has chosen Widevine Cypher for its IPTV services. The operator offers a complete lineup of broadcast television, video on demand (VOD) with more than 100 channels […]
Sky plays poker with Orbis OpenBet
BSkyB has launched its new Sky Bet Poker channel supported by the Orbis OpenBet Poker solution. Sky Poker is combining both a dedicated channel – as opposed to be included […]
Greek IPTV market takes off, Vivodi launches service
Vivodi Telecom has said its ‘cable TV by Vivodi’ service is now up and running. Using a MEDIAstream platform supplied by MCOM, a leading Greek company in television technology over […]
US court: no network-DVR for Cablevision
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that Cablevision will not be allowed to roll out a network-based DVR. The decision comes as blow […]
Fibre to Slovak and Norwegian homes
France Telecom subsidiary Orange Slovensko has said it intends to invest approximately SKK1 billion (€32 million) on a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Slovakia that will cover almost 200,000 household in […]
Ascent opens European Transmission Centre
Ascent Media has unveiled its new European Transmission Centre located at its offices in Stephen Street, Central London. The facility has been designed to offer playout to up to 32 […]