NDS has secured its first deployment of the VideoGuard content protection system in Germany. Kabel BW will deploy the system later this year in the southwestern state of Baden Würtemberg. […]
Ericsson makes Tandberg counterbid
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has announced a counterbid for Tandberg Television valuing the company at SKr9.8 billion (€1.05bn). The cash offer puts a mark up of 10.4% on the previous […]
ADB/Osmosys strike ITI deal
ADB and its sister company Osmosys have begun delivering a single chip, MHP-based HD set-top box to Poland’s ITI Group. It will help the group offer a range of additional […]
SeaChange secures on-demand navigation patent
SeaChange International has registered a patent for use in the navigation of video on demand services with the US Patent Office. US Patent 7,155,674 covers a software application within SeaChange’s […]
Dutch public broadcaster prepares for HD
Dutch public broadcaster NOS is to transmit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in HD. Coverage of the Euro 2008 football championship taking place in Austria and Switzerland will also be […]
Numericable picks OpenTV
France’s principal cable operator Numericable has opted for OpenTV as its new middleware system as it prepares to rollout advanced digital TV services. The MSO is planning to introduce high […]
Ericsson to power Vodafone Iceland IPTV
Ericsson is to deliver an end-to-end IPTV system to Vodafone Iceland. The solution is based on the Ericsson IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and will be part of a triple play […]
Kudelski beats analyst expectations
Kudelski’s digital television business broke through the SFr500 million (€307.39) revenue mark for the first time in 2006. The security company was reporting full year net profits of SFr138.53 million, […]
Amstrad delays Sky HD deliveries
Set-top box manufacturer Amstrad has delayed the supply of HD boxes for BSkyB until the second half of 2007. Although the company has already begun delivering HD boxes, it is […]
Astrium to build more Ariane rockets
Arianespace, the company that markets and launches the Ariane rockets, and lead-contractor Astrium Space Transportation are increasing the Ariane 5 production rate, from five to seven a year from 2008 […]