Canal+ Spain has become the latest broadcaster, and the first in Spain, to announce plans for 3D broadcasting.
SES Astra takes control of Sirius
SES Astra has announced it has taken full control of SES Sirius AB after purchasing the remaining 10% of shares from the Swedish Space Corporation.
New posts lead Universal’s international charge
NBC Universal’s London office has announced two promotions to tie in with the broadcaster’s international expansion.
UPC issues “call to arms”
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. UPC has issued a “call to arms” to the cable industry and for cablecos to find ways to cooperate with each other.
Sky plans Germany’s first live 3D telecast
Sky Deutschland is following in the footsteps of its UK counterpart with a live 3D transmission of the Bundesliga.
Harmonic takes OSN into MPEG-4
Orbit-Showtime-Network (OSN), the newly merged satellite platform service for the Middle East, has deployed digital headend solutions from Harmonic on its new HD service.
March debut for Russian DTH platform
The new Russian DTH platform Continent TV is now expected to make its debut this month.
Polish DTT tender closes
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has announced the closure of a tender for the technical operation of what will be the country’s third DTT multiplex.
Berkett gives more details of TiVo plans
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. Virgin Media CEO Neil Berkett has confirmed that TiVo software will be in set-top boxes deployed by the cablenet this autumn.
Cable Congress parties at top speed
Delegates partied the night away at the Cable Congress party hosted at De Beurs by Telenet. CEO Duco Sickinghe introduced Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme to be followed by music, […]