The SES-backed HD+ soft-encrypted broadcasting system over Germany is adding Discovery’s DMAX-HD channel on May 1st. It will become the 14th commercial HD+ channel to transmit, as well as certain public broadcasters. SES says there are now 32 HDTV channels available to owners of HD+ receivers. Wilfried Urner, CEO/H+ at SES said: “With DMAX HD, […]
3D TV broadcaster High TV is preparing a digital-terrestrial 3D channel for Italy, CEO Erik Klein has confirmed. Klein, said the service would be launched with a local partner and would be delivered using the DVB-T2 standard, which Italy plans to migrate to in 2015. He claims it would be first localised 3D TV channel […]
LG Electronics, the world’s second-largest television maker by sales, returned to profit in the first quarter as higher sales of premium televisions improved its profit margins. The company swung to a net profit of Won242.5 billion ($213m) in the January-March period, from a Won15.8 billion net loss a year earlier. Operating profit more than trebled […]
In an affectionate nod to how English football’s showcase match used to be presented by terrestrial broadcasters the BBC and ITV, pay-TV operator ESPN is to bring fans the 2012 FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool in 3D and commercial-free as part of a full day of live FA Cup programming from Wembley Stadium. […]
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has agreed to issue licences to Nine Network Australia, provided certain conditions are met, to conduct trials of 3DTV featuring daily highlights of the 2012 Olympic Games, ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman has confirmed. The ACMA has considered Nine’s applications to use unassigned TV channels for 3DTV trials in […]
Sony’s PlayStation 3 3D Display bundle is now available to purchase in the UK. The package includes a 24-inch 1080p, 240Hz HD screen with two pairs of active shutter 3D glasses, along with the games Killzone 3 and Gran Turismo 5. The PS3 3D Display offers a 5,000:1 contrast ratio, 176-degree viewing angle, two HDMI […]
SES has announced that the media group RTL Germany has signed a deal with SES to increase its broadcasting capacity at the 19.2 degrees East orbital position by one additional transponder. As of May 1st, the media group will use a former analogue transponder on the ASTRA Satellite System to expand its High Definition (HD) […]
In advance of the London 2012 Olympics, UK DTT platform Freeview has unveiled new consumer research which it suggests contain important reminders for the television industry, with the prospect of the Games representing a watershed for technologies such as 3DTV and Mobile TV. The research of 2,000 people indicates that what consumers want most are […]
With the 2012 London Olympics just one hundred days away, Virgin Media revealed a wide range of Olympics content its customers will be able to enjoy throughout the Summer of Sport on Virgin Media TV, all at no extra cost. Featuring live broadcasts in both standard- and high-definition, interactive apps and even a wide range […]
James Cameron and technology partner Vince Pace used the NAB show to state bluntly that the future of TV and 3D were firmly linked. His message was to the point: “I’m so tired of talking to filmmakers and studios about why they should be shooting native 3D as opposed to converting, that I’m actually much […]