HD & 3DTV

Eutelsat launches 4K TV demo channel

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Satellite operator Eutelsat is launching a 4K TV demonstration channel on the Eutelsat 10A satellite. Eutelsat will begin transmitting in 4K from today. According to… Read more

France’s new DTT channels go on air

France’s six new HD DTT channels – HD1, L’Equipe 21, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte and Chérie 25 – have gone on air. French media… Read more

UPC DTH adds Animal Planet HD

Liberty Global’s satellite TV platform UPC DTH is adding Discovery Network’s Animal Planet HD on UPC Direct in Hungary, freeSAT in the Czech Republic and… Read more

OTE launches Travel Channel HD


Greek telco OTE has added Travel Channel HD and Ant1 to its pay TV line-up. Travel Channel HD airs series including Bizarre Foods America and… Read more

UPC Austria to offer public channels unencrypted

Cable operator UPC Austria will begin carrying Austrian public channels ORF and ORF 2 in digital in HD without encryption from the end of January,… Read more

Sapphire launches Redlight HD in Europe

Adult content specialist Sapphire Media International is launching its Redlight HD channel across Europe. The company has signed a deal with distributor and adult entertainment… Read more

3net unveils first 4K commission

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3net, the joint venture 3D channel run by Discovery, IMAX and Sony, has unveiled its first slate of original productions after it launched a production… Read more

Inea expands HD offering to 40 channels

Polish cable operator Inea has added two new HD channels to its programming line-up. Entertainment channel Tele5 HD offers movies and TV series from Europe… Read more

Smart TV and 3D TV sales expected to grow next year

Sales of 3D TVs are expected to increase 100% in the 10 European countries covered in a new report by market researcher GfK and the… Read more

EBU moves forward with UHDTV

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The EBU’s BeyondHD group met in Geneva last week to discuss codecs, image formats and higher frame rates for UHDTV. EBU members joined with Japanese… Read more