ANGA CABLE 2011 – COLOGNE. Eutelsat Kabelkiosk has said it will cooperate with Rovi’s Nowtilus at the launch of the Kabelkiosk interactive HbbTV service.
Czech progress for HbbTV
One tenth of Czech Television viewers could be using HbbTV within the next five years, according to Milan Fridrich, the head of the public broadcaster’s new media division.
EBU sets out connected TV principals
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has adopted a set of Principles for Internet Connected and Hybrid Television. The Geneva-based organisation says that if applied, the principles could deliver lower costs, […]
Czech TV keen on HbbTV
The Czech public broadcaster CT is speeding up its preparations for HbbTV.
Germany – 5 million connected TVs expected
Five million connected TV sets will be sold in Germany this year, according to the high tech association Bitkom. This will be almost a tenfold increase within two years. The […]
Samsung Smart TV launches 3D VOD
Samsung Eelectronics has launched a dedicated 3D VOD streaming service in Korea in order to give 3D a boost. The consumer electronics manufacturer has also announced the service will be […]
Sharp’s Aquos Net+ joins Viewster VOD
VOD service Diva Viewster is to be made available by Sharp to owners of its connected TVs, BluRay players and other devices via its Aquos Net+ platform. Content will be […]
Hybrid STBs and OTT to benefit operators’ VOD
On-demand services from pay-TV operators are becoming more robust each year with more free content and integration of over-the-top (OTT) services, according to Austin-based IMS Research, who projects that in […]
Deutsche Telekom launches Entertain Sat on Astra
Deutsche Telekom is aiming to reach a wider footprint with their TV service Entertain with the launch of a satellite delivered TV hybrid service called Entertain Sat comprising the free-to-air […]
ODG launches VOD for connected TVs
SeaChange’s On Demand Group (ODG) and Inview Technology have announced an agreement to launch both transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services on “millions of connected TV sets in […]