HD & 3DTV

EBU enhances UHD test sequences with 3D

The EBU has enhanced the ultra high-definition test sequences it initiated last October to include stereoscopic 3D TV content. The EBU released a set of… Read more

Sky starts 3D Formula 1 coverage

UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB will start covering Formula 1 in 3D later this month, marking the first time the motor racing series has been… Read more

ETV to pilot HD over DVB-T2 with Levira

Estonian public broadcaster ETV has teamed up with the country’s leading transmission services provider Levira to pilot the broadcasting of 1080i HD services using the… Read more

ITU agrees new HEVC standard for video

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The ITU has agreed on the creation of a new standard for High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), the next-generation compression technology that could see a halving… Read more

English Club TV launches in HD

English language teaching channel English Club TV has launched an HD version. CEO Andrei Semchenko said that the channel aimed to be present in as… Read more

Vietnam’s VTC launches international OTT service

Vietnamese telecom and media group VTC Digilink and Chinese online TV service provider PPTV have teamed up to to provide a global online TV service… Read more

More capacity for Georgia’s MagtiSat

Georgian mobile and telecommunication company MagtiCom signed an agreement with satellite operator SES for a fourth transponder at the Astra 31.5 degrees East orbital position… Read more

ER Telecom expands HD service

Russian service provider ER Telecom’s Dom.ru service has launched HD TV in five cities across the country. The operator’s HD TV Dom.ru TV. Home Entertainment… Read more

Virgin Media adds Turner HD channels

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Virgin Media has added two new HD channels from Turner to its programming line-up. The UK cable operator is adding movie channel TCM HD and… Read more

BSkyB airs Russia Today in HD

BSkyB has begun airing Russian international news channel Russia Today in HD. Russia Today switched its English-language transmissions to HD in December, following a move… Read more