VIDEO. Two 3D HD channels are currently broadcasting from the Hot Bird position at 13 degrees East, one of them transmitting free-to-air. French private broadcaster TF1 announced it will broadcast […]
Sir Michael Lyons to open IBC2010
The opening plenary session of the IBC2010 conference will feature an address by Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust, on the future of public service broadcasting.
MYtv boosts movie channel offer
The Ukrainian DTH platform MYtv has added a comprehensive movie package to its offer, providing subscribers with 22 Ukrainian, Russian and international premium services for UAH75 (€7.47) a month.
Estonia opens DTT tender
Estonia’s Ministry of Culture has announced a tender for two FTA DTT licences, with the deadline for applications being June 7.
Maxisat goes for Motorola encoding
Motorola has signed a new contract with Motorola as the Finnish operator upgrades its encoding capability from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4.
Russian pay-TV growth to continue
Cable services are likely to be used in 25 million of Russia’s 45 million households by 2015, according to Yuri Pripachkin, the president of the cable association AKTR.
40 applications for Swedish DTT
Half of the 40 channel applications received by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority (RTVV) by the April 26 deadline were for broadcasting in the HDTV format.
Telenor looks to Serbian cable
Telenor has started negotiations with Serbia Broadband (SBB) about potentially leasing the latter’s cable network in order to offer fixed telephony services.
Oudendijk steps down in Astra reshuffle
Alexander Oudendijk is to leave SES Astra following a reorganization that sees his position as senior vice president sales and marketing taken by Norbert Hoelzle, the current head of ND […]
Pace elevated to number one set-top supplier
Pace has become the world’s biggest supplier of set-top boxes to the pay-TV market, according to new data released by IMS Research.