Mar
31

Acer Aspire Timeline X laptops revealed

Acer has taken the wraps off a new range of Aspire laptops which goes under the moniker of Timeline X. Like the Timeline, the laptops are thin and light, and come.. more
Mar
31

Fire and flood hits BT broadband

A disaster hit a BT exchange in the Paddington area of London this morning, widely disrupting broadband services in the south. A fire broke out at the exchange, apparently, along with.. more
Mar
31

Sagemcom makes BBC iPlayer available on freesat STBs

Sagemcom is making the BBC iPlayer available on all its Sagem Freesat HD and Freesat+ HD set-top-boxes, following a successful service trial. As long as the set-top-box is connected to the.. more
Mar
31

Iran told to “stop jamming” Eutelsat

Website: Rapid TV News The International Telecommunications Union, HQ’d in Geneva, has formally written to Iran’s broadcasting authority and coyly asking them to track down the intentional jamming of Eutelsat transmissions. France’s National Frequency Agency has already determined that the jamming is coming from within.. more
Mar
31

Spain approves criteria for assigning DTT multiplexes

Website: Rapid TV News Four days before Spain’s national analogue switch-off, the government has approved the criteria for assigning digital-terrestrial TV multiplexes and also for the booking of the digital dividend. By means of a new Royal Decree officially approved last week, the national private.. more
Mar
31

Newzbin ordered to stop copyright infringement

Website: Rapid TV News Newzbin, a website “that helps subscribers illegally download movies” (according to the London High Court) has been hit by a copyright infringement verdict in London’s High Court of Justice. For the past couple of months the UK High Court has been.. more
Mar
31

SyFy Universal coming to CanalSat à la demande

Website: Rapid TV News Already available in HD and multilingual versions French channel Syfy Universal will be offered in CanalSat catch-up TV offer CanalSat à la demande as of March 31st. SyFy will join NBC Universal’s other French channel 13th Street (13ème Rue), and will.. more
Mar
31

20th Century Fox sign up SmartJog

Website: Rapid TV News Twentieth Century Fox and TDF subsidiary SmartJog have announced a non-exclusive deal for the satellite distribution of digital cinema content to theatres in Europe. SmartJog will be delivering Fox movies in digital format to exhibitors connected to SmartJog’s pan-European digital cinema.. more
Mar
31

Mirada in IBE 360º deal with Piramide

Website: Rapid TV News Spanish interactive company Mirada has commercialised its new IBE 360º solution, using local producer Pirámide. The agreement between Mirada and Pirámide will see new business models created. The new solutions are designed to work for advertising agencies, advertisers themselves and media.. more
Mar
31

Sumo gets the HDTV treatment

Website: Rapid TV News Just imagine: a half ton of prime Japanese fighting machines in glorious high-def! Total Sports Asia Japan (TSA) has signed a license with Big Media Holdings for Japanese pro-wrestling sports marketed by TSA, including Grand Sumo matches, for a new –.. more