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Freeview HD TVs from Sony hit UK stores

The first TV set with an integrated Freeview HD tuner will hit UK stores this week. Sony is providing a range of Bravia models capable… Read more

Pace tests Multidweller in UK

Set-top vendor Pace has deployed its Multidweller distribution platform for the first time in the UK. The product, which aims to deliver digital services… Read more

Virgin hopeful of sports channel deal

UK MSO Virgin Media is hoping to be able to cut the price of the sports packages it offers subscribers before the start of the… Read more

G20 falling behind in FTTH, says Council

G20 states are falling behind in the race to deploy fibre-to-the-home, according to the FTTH Council Europe. According to the global FTTH Councils’ latest… Read more

EBU deploys T-VIPS switches for Winter Olympics

TV transport technology company T-VIPS is providing monitoring switches to the European Transmission Union to provide error-free transmission of Winter Olympic footage to its members.… Read more

Canvas to launch within year, says BT’s Watson

Project Canvas, the proposed video-on-demand service for Freeview and Freesat TVs in the UK, should be launched within the next year, according to Marc Watson,… Read more

Telefónica sees strong pay-TV growth

Telefónica Spain added 48,725 pay-TV subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2009, taking its customer base to 702,980, up 14.8% year-on-year. It said that the… Read more

Analysts bullish on SES

Analysts are bullish on satellite services provider SES’s growth prospects. Credit ratings specialists Moody’s lifted its rating on SES to stable from negative, citing its… Read more

Service model drives Kudelski growth

Conditional access company and interactive TV provider Kudelski posted strong full year results, thanks in part to its decision to transition selected large accounts to… Read more

Prisa in talks with Liberty Acquisition Holdings

Spanish media group Prisa, owner of pay-TV platform Sogecable, is in talks to sell a stake to Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp, a special purpose acquisition… Read more