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Telekom Entertain leads German IPTV market With over 1.3 million subscribers, Deutsche Telekom's service Entertain is the clear leader in the German IPTV market. 02/Hansenet's Alice Home TV lags far behind with just 79,000 connected homes. Vodafone has yet to publish its first figures for its recently launched IPTv service. [Read More] |
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Sky and Virgin reveal 3D strategy 3DTV WORLD FORUM-LONDON. Sky has no plans to offer its dedicated 3DTV channel Sky 3D as a stand-alone service, preferring instead to provide it bundled for HD subscribers. It has also, according to John Cassy, director of Sky 3D, detected evidence that some customers are upgrading in order to receive 3D. [Read More] Ergen stands down as DISH CEO Charlie Ergen is to stand down as president and chief executive officer of DISH Network. From next month the posts will be held by Joseph Clayton, while Ergen will stay on as company chairman. [Read More] |
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First local Freeview carriage deal Astra Platform Services (APS) in Munich has begun to uplink German music channels Unitel Classica HD and Deluxe Lounge HD to the Astra position at 23.5 degrees East for distribution in Central and East [Read More] Arab League asks Arabsat to block Libyan TV The Arab foreign ministers have asked the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) to block the transmission of Jamahiriya Satellite Channel and any other channel loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. [Read More] Record viewership for Eredivisie Live The Dutch premium football channel Eredivisie Live is claiming a record audience for the weekend finals of 1,198,000 excluding people who watched in pubs and public venues. [Read More] Penthouse adds second 3D channel Penthouse Digital Media Productions has launched a soft-core version of its Penthouse 3D channel. [Read More] Teleste wins German upgrade Teleste has signed a frame agreement with Immomedianet for the upgrade of 13,200 in the Hamburg area. [Read More] Philippines considers DVB-T2 switch Less than a year after adopting the Japanese ISDB standard, the Philippines National Telecommunications Commission is considering a move to DVB-T2. [Read More] UPC Czech ups 3D offer The leading Czech cable operator UPC Czech is to offer its subscribers 15 days of live 3D broadcasts of the Roland Garos tennis tournament. [Read More] CTC Media on buying spree The Russian commercial broadcaster CTC Media has secured a 67% stake in Omsk-based TV Salute for R47 million (EUR1.18 million). [Read More] Media Broadcast appoints Wolfgang Breuer Media Broadcast has appointed Wolfgang Breuer as the new technical director from July 1, succeeding Dr. Ulrich Liebenow, who is moving to the position of operations director at German public broadcaster MDR. [Read More] |
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
HbbTV consortium open for membership Viewers in both The Netherlands and Belgium are concerned about analogue switch-off on their cable nets. In Germany cablers recently said they will continue to support analogue. [Read More] Pace hit by Tsunami supply aftermath Pace has issued a profit warning after the set-top box to gateway supplier was hit by a combination of factors, including the Japanese Tsunami. In mid-morning trading the shareprice was down 40% at 89.90p. [Read More] More News at www.broadbandtvnews.com |
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