Apr
23

Canal+ Liga to broadcast World Cup in 3D

Website: Rapid TV News Canal+ Spain said it will offer the best technically possible coverage for the upcoming soccer World Cup taking place in June in South Africa. Its pay-TV sports.. more
Apr
23

Flintshire to launch TV channel

Flintshire County Council will be launching its own digital TV channel by the end of the month, making council business open to a much wider audience than ever before. The channel.. more
Apr
23

Midlands get switchover dates

Householders in the Midlands have been given notice that their analogue TV signal will be switched off in a year’s time, although the digital switchover will not necessarily be taking effect.. more
Apr
23

Elonics launches new dual band tuner

The UK-based RF semiconductor manufacturer, Elonics, has launched a new integrated dual band RF tuner, the E4001. It has been specially designed for digital TV and radio set top boxes. The E4001 is actually based, unsurprisingly, on the successful E4000 tuner that was launched just.. more
Apr
23

BBC rejects debate complaint

As the main political parties take advantage of the Leaders’ debates that are being shown live on the BBC, ITV and Sky TV, the other parties that have been left off the air and in the shadows have been attempting to force the broadcasters’ hands,.. more
Apr
23

Pay TV fuels euro recovery

A new study produced by the European Audiovisual Observatory has used data available from the top twelve leading TV broadcasters to gauge how the industry coped in 2009. According to the report, it seems that the broadcasters performed much better than expected; in fact they.. more
Apr
23

Astra 3B on hold until May

It looks as if the planned launch of the Ariane 5 rocket may not take place until the later part of May at the earliest, following a series of aborted attempts at the Arianespace launch facility in French Guyana. The problem appears to have been.. more
Apr
23

Xbox 360 channel in the making

The software giant Microsoft could be looking into the prospect of launching a TV channel dedicated to the Xbox live service. So far, it seems that the games platform has been in talks with the media firm News Corp to build a new channel that.. more
Apr
23

LG planning large 3D marketing campaign

In line with other television manufacturers, Korea-based LG is planning the launch of a multi million pound marketing campaign to promote its range of 3D Ready televisions in the UK. The company is looking to blitz the market with a range of 3D Ready LCD,.. more
Apr
23

T Mobile and 3 invest in 3G

3G investment is on the cards, with 3 and T Mobile signing an agreement with network provider Nokia Siemens, with the goal of improving the reach of 3G mobile broadband services throughout the UK, within the limits of the network. 3 and T Mobile have.. more