T-VIPS announced today that its TVG430 JPEG2000 compression and fibre transport platform has been selected by Telenor Satellite Broadcasting to deliver the UK’s Premier League studio-quality HD signal to Scandinavia. […]
Simply Media to carry Jump TV channels
Channels from broadband TV network Jump TV are to appear through a new set-top box being launched by Simply Media. Channels from Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle […]
France Televisions gets HD cash
The French public broadcaster France Televisions is to push ahead with an expansion of high definition and digital terrestrial services following the approval of a new five-year budget. €21 million […]
Illsley becomes CacheLogic chairman
Former Telewest chief executive Tony Illsley has been named as chairman of Cambridge-based content delivery service provider CacheLogic. Illsley, who was chief executive of the cablenet from 1998 until its […]
Mezzo performs in 1.3 million homes
Classical music and jazz channel Mezzo closed 2006 with more than 1.3 million subscribers. The channel, represented internationally by Lagardère Networks International, says that it is seeing major growth. As […]
Bright forecast for Svyazinvest
Alexander Kiselev, the general director of Russia’s leading telco Svyazinvest, has told the local press that it expects to its revenues to grow by 6% this year to R231.9 billion […]
New head for Prima TV
According to local reports, Petr Chajda is to become the new executive director of the MTG-backed Czech national commercial station Prima TV. Chajda, who was formerly a manager at TV […]
US Cable loses out to competition
Although cable television remains the dominant means of distribution for television in the United States penetration is slowly decreasing because of increasing competition. More American households are receiving video programming […]
Sky in Ofcom pay-TV probe
Ofcom is to launch an investigation into the UK pay-TV market after a joint submission from BT, Setanta, Top Up TV, and Virgin Media. The wide-ranging investigation is likely to […]
Sky cuts receiver power consumption
BSkyB is introducing an innovative new feature to its Sky HD and Sky+ boxes that has been designed to reduce the energy consumption of its subscribers. Auto Standby will put […]