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Virgin Media outlines 3D on-demand plans Monday, March 22 2010, 09:29 GMT By Andrew Laughlin, Technology Reporter Virgin Media outlines 3D on-demand plans Virgin Media has confirmed plans to start offering 3D content to subscribers via its on-demand platform rather than launching a static...

Viasat nets Premier League in Sweden By Julian Clover March 22, 2010 09.06 UK MTG’s Viasat Broadcasting has secured the rights to the English Premier League in Sweden, marking a split in the way the rights are allocated. MTG has acquired the rights from Medge Consulting, which holds the rights...

Opera and Ocean Blue launch HbbTV solution By Robert Briel March 22, 2010 08.15 UK Opera Software and Ocean Blue Software have announced the launch of a modular, scalable and integrated Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) solution for connected TVs and set-top boxes. This solution combines...

Slovak DTT rollout on track By Chris Dziadul March 22, 2010 08.16 UK Slovakia’s recently launch DTT service aims to reach 91.5% of the population by the end of this month and 93.9% by the end of June. The figures, which are higher than initial minimum coverage targets, were given by Peter...

Turksat expands Intelsat contract By Robert Briel March 22, 2010 06.57 UK Intelsat signed an agreement with Turksat for enhanced satellite capacity serving the Middle East region. The agreement provides Turksat with satellite capacity on the Intelsat system while Turksat finalizes details of...

Prof –Media to delay IPO By Chris Dziadul March 22, 2010 07.40 UK Russia’s Prof-Media may delay an IPO despite reporting better than expected results for last year. Kommersant reports that the company, whose interests include the TV stations TV-3, MTV, 2×2 and VH1, along with the film company...

Global STB shipments to reach 147mn this year 19.03.10 Worldwide shipments of set-top boxes will continue to rise during the next few years as consumer viewing patterns shift and as television content delivered via the Internet becomes more popular, according to a new report from iSuppli. A...

Vodafone and Artec settle IPTV patent infringement lawsuit 19.03.10 German IPTV applications developer Artec Technologies has reached an agreement with Vodafone Germany to settle the patent infringement lawsuit filed against fixed-line subsidiary Arcor, which has since been integrated into...

Growth predicted for Colombian broadband and pay-TV services 19.03.10 Colombian broadband and pay-TV services will together generate revenues of over US$ 3.6bn by 2015, with penetration levels for both services steadily increasing, according to a new report from Signals Telecom Consulting. The...

Protest over Iranian jamming intensifies By Robert Briel March 19, 2010 15.07 UK France, Germany and the UK have asked the European Union to take measures aimed at preventing the jamming of foreign broadcasts in Iran and censorship, particularly by banning exports of certain technologies, said...

Increased investment at Netgem By Julian Clover March 19, 2010 09.50 UK French receiver manufacturer and technology group Netgem says it will place a renewed focus on its core business after last year’s spin off of the VideoFutur Entertainment venture. The company has recently announced...

Telenor launches IPTV March 18, 2010 Telenor has finally launched its Norwegian IPTV service, available initially to its customers with fibre-based services already installed. The new service has been in testing since the autumn of 2009. The service offers the complete portfolio of TV...

Deutsche Telekom targets 3mn IPTV subs by end-2012 March 18, 2010 Deutsche Telekom has presented a new strategic plan, in which it reveals its aim to reach 2.5mn-3mn subscribers for its IPTV service 'T-Home Entertain' by the end of 2012, and go on to reach up to 5mn customers by the end of...

Videoplaza secures US$ 5mn in funding March 18, 2010 Stockholm-headquartered firm Videoplaza, a specialist in ad serving technology for managing and magnetising online video, has completed a new round of funding worth US$ 5mn, led by Nordic venture capital firms Creandum and Northzone. The...

On Demand Group signs VOD deal with French telco March 18, 2010 On Demand Group has signed a multi-year video-on-demand content management deal with a "major" French telco. On Demand Group has also created a TV transactional video-on-demand service offering designed for French-speaking...