MobiTV, a US-based provider of managed TV and video content over mobile and broadband networks, today announced the appointment of Jan Olin to the role of MD for Europe.
HGI teams up with Broadband Forum
The Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) has announced that it has signed a liaison agreement with the Broadband Forum that will lead to close collaboration by both organisations on the development […]
Rebranding for DSF, now it’s Sport1
The German sports channel DSF will become Sport1 as part of a re-branding exercise which also includes a complete overhaul of the programming. It owner Constantin Medien also controls the […]
Canal Digital in UPC Direct simulcrypt share
BROADBAND TV NEWS EXCLUSIVE: UPC Direct will share channels with the Nordic satellite platform Canal Digital when it moves from Astra to the One West orbital slot early in 2010
Astra expects to grow German HD offer
High definition television will be the new driver for SES-Astra, said CEO Ferdinand Kayser to the Handelsblatt newspaper. Following the launch of the HD+ platform on November 1, the satellite […]
New products proliferate to connect TV sets
A new class of devices, Digital Media Adapters (DMAs), Digital Media Players (DMPs), and Digital Media Receivers (DMRs) is emerging in the connected digital home, reports US research firm In-Stat.
CAIW first to add BBC HD
The Dutch cable operator CAIW will be the first in The Netherlands to start to carry the national version of BBC HD on its network, starting November 30. The number […]
New women’s channel for Hungary
ProSiebenSat.1 plans to launch a thematic channel aimed at women this December.
Slovakia set for MPEG-2
Slovakia’s first DTT multiplex, which is set to launch by the end of December, is likely to use MPEG-2 compression.
Romanian pay-TV market grows
ACC Convention – Bucharest. The total number of subscribers to retransmitted audiovisual services in Romania stood at 5.72 million as of the end of June, according to Catalin Marinescu, president […]