Advanced Television

UHD

QVC goes HD

SES will be adding QVC HD to its line up of available channels. QVC is the first home retail shopping channel to offer high-definition programming through SES Americom's HD-Prime platform

May 20, 2008

Broadcasters plan Super Hi-Vision demo

The BBC, NHK of Japan and RAI of Italy are to collaborate on a unique demonstration in Amsterdam in September with international links of Super Hi-Vision, the system which combines 7680 x 4320 pixel images with 22.2 channel immersive audio. The demonstration is being actively supported by Siemens, the BBC's technology partner, Cable&Wireless which will […]

May 20, 2008

MGM and Comcast HD deal

MGM HD, the high definition movie channel from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has signed an affiliate agreement with Comcast Corporation This new agreement between MGM and Comcast will provide Comcast the ability to distribute the network to its high-definition (HD) customers with hundreds of HD movies from MGM’s library.

May 20, 2008

QVC goes HD

SES will be adding QVC HD to its line up of available channels. QVC is the first home retail shopping channel to offer high-definition programming through SES Americom's HD-Prime platform.

May 20, 2008

Portugal Telecom teams up with TVI for HDTV

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Telecom has teamed up with national commercial broadcaster TVI to offer live coverage of the upcoming Euro 2008 in high definition to the subscribers of its pay-TV service Meo. All subscribers of the Meo IPTV and DTH service will be able be to follow, for no additional costs, from […]

May 15, 2008

TV Cabo to launch VOD and HDTV services

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portuguese pay-TV operator TV Cabo plans to launch new services for its cable and satellite subscribers such as VOD and HDTV, in a response to rival service Meo IPTV from Portugal Telecom. According to the head of marketing of Zon Multimédia (owner of TV Cabo), Luís Lopes, the pay-TV operator […]

May 14, 2008

Granada HD for Chungwa

Granada International, part of the UK's largest commercial broadcaster ITV, has sold more than 300 hours of high definition programming to Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan. The programming will be available through the company's Multimedia On-Demand (MOD) IPTV-VOD service.

May 7, 2008

Canal and TV Vlaanderen HDTV bouquet

SES Astra has launched a new High Definition (HD) bouquet on Astra targeting the Dutch and Belgian markets. CanalDigitaal and Belgian sister company, TV Vlaanderen, will broadcast their new HDTV package via the Astra satellites at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position. With the addition of the CanalDigitaal/TV Vlaanderen High Definition offering, there are now […]

May 5, 2008

US tax rebates will boost HD

Tax rebates will have an immediate impact on sales of high-definition TVs and personal computers this year, according to Parks Associates’ 'Consumer Electronics Purchases: Quarterly Monitor'. According to the study, 40 per cent of consumers in US Internet households will use the tax rebate to purchase consumer electronics products – with high-definition televisions and personal […]

May 2, 2008

Foxtel HD STB

Australian Pay-TV operator Foxtel’s next generation, high-definition set-top box is close to launching. Foxtel boss Kim Williams said he is “very confident” the launch of the new Foxtel HD+ service – which will be accessible through a new iQ2 HD set-top box that will have 320GB of storage – would be available to consumers “well […]

May 1, 2008