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The UK broadcast landscape changes again today with the official unveiling of Freesat, the BBC/ITV joint venture that aims to bring redefine standard and high definition TV services. Unlike Sky, once installed Freesat viewers will have unlimited access to around 80 free-to-air channels. This number is expected to double by the end of the year.
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Sky now claims to have nine million subscribers. And according to new figures released by the satcaster, viewer churn is at a four year low at 10.5 per cent. Churn is the number one adversary of Pay TV operators. During its third quarter, BSkyB signed up 289,000 new customers, but after churn it was left […]

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Copy protection giant Macrovision will acquire the original electronics TV listings company  Gemstar-TV Guide International on May 2. Macrovision arranged 650 million dollars in debt financing to finance the deal.
Macrovision has its routes in the original DRM system for VHS video tape movie releases. Gemstar has a comparable heritage, as the originator of VCR timer […]

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Philips may have divested itself of its set-top business, selling its STB and Connected Solutions divisions to Pace Micro Technology, but it’s still got a vested interest in the sector. As part of the deal, Philips has acquired 64.5 million Pace shares, giving it a 21.6 per cent stake in the company. The deal makes […]

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The world’s number 2 maker of LCD panels, Korean-giant LG Display, has posted a record quarterly operating profit of 881 billion won. Making the figure even more remarkable is the fact that the result follows on from a record loss of 208 billion won the year before.
LG Display chief financial officer Jeong Ho-young confirmed that […]

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