TVonics has announced that it will deliver leading edge HD STBs to market in July 2010 as part of its ongoing HD strategy. TVonics is placing its Freeview HD product development at the heart of its HD strategy and using it as the foundation for the future of its digital TV products. The technology is […]
BigBand Networks, a specialist in digital video networking, has expanded its presence in the European cable market to deliver IP video solutions through a reseller partnership with Technetix Group, the European broadband cable and telecommunications equipment supplier. Through this partnership, the companies say they can provide a turn-key, integrated approach to IP delivery that includes […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portuguese pay-TV operator Meo has announced it will broadcast the World Cup in 3D. For E1, users will be able to follow live broadcasts in True 3D from the Campo Pequeno in Lisbon and in the UCI cinema multiplex in Porto. The games that will be aired will be Portugal […]
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) is supplying Poland’s INEA – the largest local operator in the Wielkopolska region – with two advanced HD interactive digital cable solutions. ADB’s open standards based solutions are delivered via the ADB-5810CDX high definition digital video recorder and the ADB-5810CD high definition set-top box. Both products include EURODOCSIS 2.0, a USB […]
BskyB will be paid a total of £318m (E386m) as settlement in its long-running compensation case against the Electronic Data Systems, now a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard. The final settlement is over a contract issued 10 years ago to build a new customer relationship management system. The broadcaster hired EDS, taken over by Hewlett-Packard in 2008, […]
From Colin Mann in Monte Carlo Monaco Telecom has launched the Principality's next generation, connected TV experience, bringing the telco's vision of tomorrow's connected home a step closer to reality. The initiative comprises three new developments: the launch of a new generation TVBox, the arrival of a number of new channels and video on demand […]
Broadband Forum, the global consortium of approximately 200 leading telecommunications service providers, network equipment manufacturers and software companies driving broadband solutions around the world, has announced a comprehensive range of initiatives aimed at empowering next generation access solutions in a variety of technologies, including ADSL2plus, VDSL2 and GPON. Robin Mersh, COO of the Broadband Forum, […]
On the heels of BBC iPlayer saying they will ingest metadata for programmes from other broadcasters, YouTube is set to do the same. It is said to be in talks with UK broadcasters with which doesn't have a programme carriage deal. YouTube already has deals to host catch-up TV from 4oD and Demand Five but […]
Logitech has confirmed plans to launch a STB to bring Google TV content direct to HDTVs. Removing the need to purchase a Google TV-branded HD TV, the Logitech box will also host Harmon Link technology to allow for centralised management of all infrared controlled devices. Unveiled last month, Google Smart TV will allow users to […]
UTV foreign language movies are now available for UK audiences on the IPTV platform BT Vision. UTV has a deal with Shemaroo Entertainment UK which has an exclusive content aggregation agreement with BT Vision.