Projector manufacturer Sony and rear projection visualisation systems specialist HoloVis International are showing an immersive 3D visualisation system, the ApolloWall-Pro, at Integrated Systems Europe 2007, in Amsterdam this week. Visitors […]
Optibase completes Latvian IPTV installation
Optibase has completed the installation of what is the first turnkey MPEG-4 IPTV solution in the Baltic Republics for Lattelecom, the incumbent Latvian telco. It will allow the telco, which […]
Arena to screen English Premiership
German pay-TV platform Arena has secured the rights to English Premiership football. The three-year deal will run from the beginning of the next season. Arena, owned by cable operator Unity […]
BBC Worldwide pushes ahead with commercial iPlayer
Undeterred by Ofcom’s snub of the BBC’s licence fee funded video download service, BBC Worldwide is preparing to launch a commercial version of the iPlayer later this year. The iPlayer […]
NDS inks Turkish deal
Turkey’s Dogan TV has signed an agreement to deploy a wide range of technologies and applications supplied by NDS. They will help the broadcaster, which is owned by the media […]
Alice Home TV adds Sky Italia premium channels
Telecom Italia’s IPTV service, Alice Home TV, is now offering a total of 53 TV channels for its subscribers, following a new deal with Sky Italia. The agreement covers a […]
HD boost for Czech Republic
The Czech Broadcasting Council (RRTV) has awarded a licence to what will be the country’s first HDTV channel. Known as Nonstop Kino HD, it will be operated by a company […]
KPN to discontinue dial-up Internet access
Dutch incumbent telecoms operator KPN told RTL Nieuws Saturday, that it plans to discontinue its metered dial-up Internet access service(s), sometime this year. KPN and its ISPs still have approximately […]
ONDAS Media secures Spanish licence
Satellite radio operator ONDAS Media has been officially registered as an operator by the Spanish regulatory authority CMT (Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones). The licence will allow ONDAS to […]
BBC HD tackles Six Nations rugby
BBC Sport has confirmed that this year’s Six Nations rugby competition will be screened in high definition. Coverage on BBC HD and BBC One will begin with the England-Scotland clash […]