Archive for April, 2008
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008The first specification and images of a Freesat HD set-top box have been leaked.
Pictures also show the full-colour electronic programme guide and interface used for the Humax Foxsat-HD product.
It is the first information to become public about a box ahead of the launch of the non-subscription satellite service backed by the BBC and ITV.
An image […]
C4 HD ‘not on Freesat at launch’
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Channel 4 HD will not be part of Freesat until some time after the service launches, sources have indicated.
Subject to ongoing negotiations, the broadcaster hopes to make all its other channels available on the Freesat EPG at or close to the launch of the service.
Channel 4 is still covered by a conditional access deal with […]
First Freesat boxes appear ‘for sale’
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Freesat set-top boxes from Alba brand Grundig have appeared “for sale” on a retailer’s website.
Comet listed a high definition box, the GRUNDIG GUFSATHD, for £149.99 and a standard definition model, GUFSAT01, for £49.99. No pictures and few specifications were given, though Comet said the dimensions of both were 25×15×4cm.
The models appeared available to order but […]
Switchover ’should have been greener’
Sunday, April 20th, 2008The UK’s chief broadcasting regulator has said digital switchover could have been planned to be more environmentally friendly.
Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, was speaking about the prospects for super-fast broadband last night after announcing moves to encourage investment.
Work should be carried out to make sure next generation networks - currently at an early stage […]
Tiscali sets deadline for bids
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Broadband provider Tiscali has set a deadline of May 5 for potential buyers to make non-binding bids for its assets.
Vodafone this week joined the list of those rumoured to be interested in the Caligari-based firm, lining up alongside Carphone Warehouse, Sky, BT, Orange and Italian firms Telecom Italia and Fastweb.
While most UK buyers would only […]
Comcast plans to lay down law on P2P
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Comcast, America’s biggest cable operator, has announced plans for a “Peer to Peer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities”.
The company said it would lead an industry effort to put together a code on how peer to peer applications should work and how internet service providers could manage their use. P2P protocols are usually employed for file […]
Princess Diana unlawfully killed: inquest jury
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008The inquest into the death of Princess Diana returned a verdict of unlawful killing Monday, blaming the driving of chauffeur Henri Paul and paparazzi photographers pursuing her car at high speed.
More than a decade after the 1997 Paris car crash which killed the then 36-year-old princess, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and Paul, who had been […]
Virgin puts up price of top TV package
Friday, April 4th, 2008Virgin Media is to increase the price of its top “XL” television package by £1.50 per month.
With effect from June 1 - which customers will see on bills received in May, because services are paid for in advance - the XL package will go up from £20.50 to £22.
In addition, “bundle” prices will all increase […]
Humax: PVR to follow Freesat launch
Friday, April 4th, 2008Humax will release a Freesat video recorder after the subscription-free satellite service launches, its chief technologist has said.
The company is one of several manufacturers licensed to make set-top boxes for the ITV and BBC joint venture.
Bob Hannent, the company’s chief technologist, said Humax had concentrated its efforts on first developing a stable high definition receiver. A […]
Ofcom confirms final plan for Freeview HD
Friday, April 4th, 2008Ofcom has published its plans to overhaul the UK’s digital terrestrial television system in order to permit the carriage of high definition services on Freeview.
Under the plans, all multiplex operators will be required to use the QAM-64 digital transmission mode, which permits a greater number of channels to be broadcast per multiplex. Currently, only the […]