Arab Radio & Television cancels FIFA-Cup coverage

Website: Rapid TV News Arab Radio & Television (ART) is already planning its exit from the pay-TV market in its Middle East homeland. Now it has changed its mind regarding covering.. more

Ecuador choses ISDB digital TV standard

Website: Rapid TV News Ecuador has, as expected, chosen the Japanese/Brazilian hybrid ISDB transmission solution for its digital broadcasting. Ecuador decided to choose the Japanese-Brazilian digital TV standard and the decision.. more

TV Ad sales up 17% for March

Website: Rapid TV News Rapid TV News has already reported on the improving picture for Q1 in terms of advertising revenues at ITV, Pro7/Sat 1 and M6. It seems Telecinco, the.. more

Ipswitch uncovers file transfer security risk

Enterprises are failing to protect sensitive information moving internally and externally. A new study by Ipswitch, Inc., the secure, managed file transfer company, found that more than 70 percent of IT executives surveyed at the RSA conference earlier this month have absolutely no visibility into.. more

Protection would have stopped Durex data breach says Imperva

Reports that a Web site selling Durex condoms in India has suffered a data breach – with customers details being publicly available on the Internet – appears to be the result of business logic flaws, says Imperva. “Web application hackers are focusing more and more.. more

Freeview in HD to launch

The big high definition push has begun, with Freeview planning to spend around £6 million on telling the households of the UK that Freeview HD is available. The service offers viewers the chance to see HD offerings from the BBC, ITV, Channel Four and, for.. more

Wales becomes a Digital TV Nation

After what has seemed to be a long and slightly trouble digital switchover process, the transmitter at Wenvoe and its associated relay stations have been switched from the analogue TV signal to an improved digital TV signal. This makes Wales the first nation within the.. more

Grundig ventures into Freeview HD market

Prior to the launch of the Freeview HD TV service, the electrical manufacturers Grundig and Goodmans have launched new set top boxes that will be in the stores in time for the start of the World Cup Finals in South Africa. There could not be.. more

BBC man switches over to Canvas

It is a critical time for the multi channel backed Project Canvas, with decisions being made as to whether or not the online TV service is going to get the thumbs up or not. So in order to make sure that Project Canvas has the.. more

ITV time shifts launch on Virgin Media

The ITV time shift channels, ITV2+1, ITV3+1 and ITV4+1, have finally been made available to subscribers of cable TV provider Virgin Media. It seems that the cable provider will also be getting the high definition channel ITV HD too. This will join the Virgin Media.. more