Sony is to launch a new smaller, lighter version of the PlayStation 3 console on September 28th The updated console is half the weight and volume of the original machine and will be available in two specifications: one with a 500GB hard drive, and the other, a budget version with a 12GB flash memory. The […]
The bitter dispute between EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen and Cablevision’s Dolan family over the long-abandoned Voom HDTV portfolio of channels is about to come to court. Cablevision is suing EchoStar for $2.5 billion in damages, arguing that in taking Voom down from its Dish Network the broadcaster breached a binding contract between the two parties. The […]
LG Electronics India is betting on 3D televisions to boost sales in home entertainment segment that contributes around 30 per cent of the company’s business in India. “We are targeting business worth Rs 1,000 crore from 3D TVs and aim to consolidate our position in the Flat Panel TV segment with 30 per cent market […]
DirecTV is adding 3D content to its VOD options available to Latina American subscribers. Initial content will be 3D movies, and available to the pay-TV broadcaster’s HDTV services, and who own a suitable 3D set (and glasses). DirecTV Latin America has already shown some 3D material (the Barcelona vs Real Madrid football match last April) […]
French broadcasting regulator the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel is taking steps to increase coverage targets of HD channels carried by the multiplex R5 (TF1 HD, France 2 HD, M6 HD). These three channels will reach, by 2015, the same coverage as other free DTT services – about 97 per cent of the population, with 1,627 […]
Sky has joined forces with 3D production company CAMERON | PACE Group – founded by Hollywood film director James Cameron and Vince Pace – to deliver live 3D coverage from Medinah Country Club, Illinois beginning September 28th. The Sky 3D channel will show more than 30 hours of live coverage of The Ryder Cup and […]
At IBC, Sky Deutschland became the first of the Sky-branded European channels to come out firmly in favour of Ultra-HDTV. Brian Sullivan, CEO declared: “We already have an Ultra-HDTV project working here. It’s all early days but I am a great enthusiast and a big and positive supporter of Ultra High Def. I first saw […]
SES is collaborating with Sony to show IBC visitors a live satellite transmission of 4K UHDTV content. The protected video content is played out in Quad Full HD format encoded in the H.264 standard at a data rate of 50 Mbit/s and is uplinked from SES in Betzdorf/Luxembourg via Transponder 3.236 on ASTRA 3B at […]
The first European demonstration of the new Dolby 3D format and suite of technologies will is taking place at the Dolby Laboratories booth at IBC. Dolby 3D is designed to deliver full HD 3D content to 3D-enabled devices, including glasses-free displays. The joint project is the work of Dolby Laboratories and Philips to improve the […]
Puerto Rico’s OneLink Communications is upping its HDTV cable offering from 25 to 78 HD channels. Liberty Media is in the process of buying OneLink in a deal announced in June, subject to local regulatory approval. Liberty already operates on the island and has some 80,000 pay-TV subs. Bringing the two companies together will boost […]