The CSA reports 99.3 per cent of French homes receive digital TV on at least one TV set, a 7.7 per cent increase over one year. 98.4 per cent of primary TV sets and 82 per cent of the secondary screens are linked to digital TV. DTT is the main provider with 61 per cent […]
Al-Jazeera’s beIN Sport French TV channels have reached agreement with the country’s dominant pay TV operator, Canal Plus, to be carried in its premium CanalSat package. BeIn Sport 1 is now available and beIN Sport 2 is due to launch on July 28th. The channels will cost €11 per month. Al Jazeera launched the channels […]
Following its announcement to merge with the Open IPTV Forum in March, the MPEG Industry Forum has revealed that it will shortly be closing shop, with all assets to be put into the hands of the Open IPTV Forum by the end of this month. In an open statement, the organisation’s President, David Price of […]
The Korea Times is reporting that six key South Korean workers employed by Orbotech, an Israel-based company (although registered on New York’s NASDAQ) have been charged with leaking vital portions of the technologies used in the manufacture of Samsung’s Active-Matrix OLEDs and LG’s White-OLED systems. Local reports say the technologies are covered under South Korean […]
Google has unveiled its first own-branded tablet computer in an increasingly crowded market. The company has partnered with Taiwanese manufacturer Asus to launch the Nexus 7, a seven inch tablet computer built around Google’s Android software. Google’s engineering director, Chris Yerga, said the Nexus 7 was a serious gaming device and that its small size […]
Yesterday’s news that Canada-based MacDonald, Dettwiler & Assoc (MDA) is buying satellite builder Space Systems/Loral for almost $1 billion, sent MDA’s share price on the Toronto exchange rocketing by 28 per cent. “This is a game changer for MDA, one that meets many of our key strategic objectives in a single move,” MDA president and […]
Sony’s recently appointed CEO Kazuo Hirai told shareholders at Sony’s AGM in Tokyo that the electronics giant’s turnaround plan would work, helped by new products such as Sony’s new Xperia smartphone, gaming and digital imaging, plus a newly established medical division. Hirai explained that group sales would expand by about one third to more than […]
TiVo and ONO, the largest cable operator in Spain announced the first major software upgrade to the ONO-deployed TiVo platform that delivers a host of new functions and features to Spain’s most advanced hybrid TV viewing experience. New software features include an upgrade from two to three tuners, giving TiVo users more recording and viewing […]
German cable network operator Tele Columbus has expanded its HD offering with the SonyAXN HD and SpiegelTV Wissen HD channels. The new channels are available immediately and follow the launch of the Fox HD, National Geographic HD and Deutsche Wetterfernsehen channels.
The Open IPTV Forum has welcomed three new members – Humax, STC (Saudi Telecom) and JT Group (Jersey Telecom) – who will be participating in the Forum’s work to shape the future of Internet Connected TV. Humax is one of the world’s largest STB vendors. On joining the OIPF, Bob Hannent, Senior Technology Manager, Humax […]