The Business of Multiscreen Television 2012-05-21T10:43:18Z http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/feed/atom/ WordPress http://feeds.feedburner.com/broadbandtvnews?format=skin0.1399152.20520 Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69344 2012-05-21T10:41:24Z 2012-05-21T10:39:15Z

<p><img onError="javascript: wp_broken_images = window.wp_broken_images || function(){}; wp_broken_images(this);" src="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DancTrippinCrowd-300x164.jpg" alt="" title="DancTrippinCrowd" width="300" height="164" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-69346" />At the SatCom 2012 in Johannesburg, satellite operator SES and Dutch-based music channel DanceTrippin announced the start of DanceTrippin via the SES Astra 4A satellite at 5 degrees East for pan-African distribution. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69344">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_1NG0f7xWh2SZ8EaEmpKa7cP78/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_1NG0f7xWh2SZ8EaEmpKa7cP78/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_1NG0f7xWh2SZ8EaEmpKa7cP78/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_1NG0f7xWh2SZ8EaEmpKa7cP78/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/dancetrippin-expands-to-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dancetrippin-expands-to-africa Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69342 2012-05-21T10:33:34Z 2012-05-21T10:33:34Z

<p><strong>Kabel BW</strong> is adding two more HD channels to its line-up, Super RTL HD and Sky Atlantic HD, bringing the total of HD channels on the network to 43. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69342">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJ9maZ3yMI0PRyWKtEoFMxqNu_s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJ9maZ3yMI0PRyWKtEoFMxqNu_s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJ9maZ3yMI0PRyWKtEoFMxqNu_s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJ9maZ3yMI0PRyWKtEoFMxqNu_s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/in-brief-kabel-bw-sport1-bundesliga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-brief-kabel-bw-sport1-bundesliga Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69340 2012-05-21T10:22:14Z 2012-05-21T10:22:14Z

<p>Eutelsat has announced the entry into service of its new <em>IP Easy</em> broadband platform built to extend high-speed internet access <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69340">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UL-awgP6cHjwxQkV6Q0dHvTt0TQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UL-awgP6cHjwxQkV6Q0dHvTt0TQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UL-awgP6cHjwxQkV6Q0dHvTt0TQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UL-awgP6cHjwxQkV6Q0dHvTt0TQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/eutelsat-launches-ip-easy-for-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eutelsat-launches-ip-easy-for-africa Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69327 2012-05-21T10:43:01Z 2012-05-21T10:14:03Z

<p><img onError="javascript: wp_broken_images = window.wp_broken_images || function(){}; wp_broken_images(this);" src="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/telecolumbus_berlin.jpg" alt="" title="Telecolumbus Berlin" width="300" height="225" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-28795" />Kabel Deutschland Holding AG has confirmed it will acquire Tele Columbus for €603 million plus accrued interest. The purchase price will provide for repayment in full of the financial debt of Tele Columbus. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69327">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D5xD2tbr6aQ7xAVOwVZ2SL1FMWs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D5xD2tbr6aQ7xAVOwVZ2SL1FMWs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D5xD2tbr6aQ7xAVOwVZ2SL1FMWs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D5xD2tbr6aQ7xAVOwVZ2SL1FMWs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/kabel-deutschland-confirms-tele-columbus-buy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kabel-deutschland-confirms-tele-columbus-buy Julian Clover http://www.julianclover.co.uk http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69329 2012-05-21T09:40:39Z 2012-05-21T09:38:17Z

<p><img onError="javascript: wp_broken_images = window.wp_broken_images || function(){}; wp_broken_images(this);" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-69330" title="Intelsat-HQ" src="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Intelsat-HQ-Conn_sm-300x161.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="161" />On the day that Facebook made much noise, Intelsat has filed its own IPO on Friday, bidding to raise around $1.75 billion (€1.37bn) for its common stock. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69329">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C9NlQJAOVxi-yjUywsF1P73-XuE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C9NlQJAOVxi-yjUywsF1P73-XuE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C9NlQJAOVxi-yjUywsF1P73-XuE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C9NlQJAOVxi-yjUywsF1P73-XuE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/intelsat-files-for-ipo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intelsat-files-for-ipo Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69324 2012-05-21T09:00:30Z 2012-05-21T09:00:30Z

<p>Nearly half of all the new TV sets sold in Germany are connected sets, according to high tech association Bitkom. Already one in six homes owns a connected TV. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69324">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bI-5x--RJVzN-r4EdBcBCaVnHj8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bI-5x--RJVzN-r4EdBcBCaVnHj8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bI-5x--RJVzN-r4EdBcBCaVnHj8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bI-5x--RJVzN-r4EdBcBCaVnHj8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/smart-tvs-becoming-the-standard-in-germany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smart-tvs-becoming-the-standard-in-germany Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69322 2012-05-21T09:45:02Z 2012-05-21T07:40:22Z

<p>The SES-5 satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it will now be processed for launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS). The launch is scheduled for June 19, 2012. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69322">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/30PNazv4gPJVphy9KZhjH0QzDiY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/30PNazv4gPJVphy9KZhjH0QzDiY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/30PNazv4gPJVphy9KZhjH0QzDiY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/30PNazv4gPJVphy9KZhjH0QzDiY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/ses-5-satellite-arrives-at-baikonur/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ses-5-satellite-arrives-at-baikonur Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69314 2012-05-21T10:43:18Z 2012-05-21T06:52:45Z

<p><img onError="javascript: wp_broken_images = window.wp_broken_images || function(){}; wp_broken_images(this);" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-58880" title="marianne" src="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/marianne-300x236.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="236" />The arrival of Free as a mobile operator has sparked a price war for quad play products. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69314">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HU7jJ9cNpL4HvJX0m75_83OB_rU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HU7jJ9cNpL4HvJX0m75_83OB_rU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HU7jJ9cNpL4HvJX0m75_83OB_rU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HU7jJ9cNpL4HvJX0m75_83OB_rU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/quad-play-war-starts-in-france/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quad-play-war-starts-in-france Robert Briel http://www.broadbandtvnieuws.nl http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69310 2012-05-21T09:43:25Z 2012-05-21T06:39:32Z

<p><img onError="javascript: wp_broken_images = window.wp_broken_images || function(){}; wp_broken_images(this);" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-69311" title="kuik" src="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kuik-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Most Dutch ISPs are now obliged to block access to The Pirate Bay, but hackers have opened new routes to the website. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69310">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0mmtHDyK3zwenN03sX0yz66BBFE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0mmtHDyK3zwenN03sX0yz66BBFE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0mmtHDyK3zwenN03sX0yz66BBFE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0mmtHDyK3zwenN03sX0yz66BBFE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/dutch-hackers-circumvent-tpb-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dutch-hackers-circumvent-tpb-ban Chris Dziadul http://www.central.broadbandtvnews.com http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69308 2012-05-20T18:47:04Z 2012-05-20T18:47:04Z

<p><img onError="javascript: wp_broken_images = window.wp_broken_images || function(){}; wp_broken_images(this);" src="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tvp_warsaw-300x225-150x112.jpg" alt="" title="TVP Warsaw" width="150" height="112" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-20642" />The Polish public broadcaster TVP will start HD transmissions on its two flagship channels TVP1 and TVP2 on June 1. <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=69308">Read the story »</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkaa2GbVPFQ2SApLLzEH5dK3zsw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkaa2GbVPFQ2SApLLzEH5dK3zsw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkaa2GbVPFQ2SApLLzEH5dK3zsw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkaa2GbVPFQ2SApLLzEH5dK3zsw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 0 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/20/tvp-set-for-hd-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tvp-set-for-hd-launch