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Why BT Vision’s Sky Sports event was more about boxing than soccer

July 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off

Sky Sports on BT Vision a game-changer says boss, Freeview HD 3rd gen BTV box confirmed | Home Cinema Choice.

BT Vision’s press launch to celebrate its new Sky Sports Pay TV subscription bundles turned out to be rather more exciting than expected. The press corp at the event comprised a mix of the usual tech [...]

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Tags: Broadcasting

Eurovision 2010 – was HD picture quality compromised?

May 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Eurovision 2010 – was HD picture quality compromised? – Technology Forum | TechRadar UK.
Not only is Eurovision good fun, it’s historically been one of the best HD transmissions of the year. But I’m not so sure about last night. Sure it looked great, but I felt there was rather more noise and artifacts [...]

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Tags: Broadcasting · High definition TV

Philips sells set-top business to Pace, but still tuned into digital TV future

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Broadcasting · Corporate · High definition TV · Trade

LG Display delivers record profit as LCD market boils

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Broadcasting · LCD TV · Trade

BBC iPlayer comes to Nintendo Wii

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The BBC and Nintendo have signed a deal that will allow Wii console owners to access the BBC’s iPlayer playback service. Speaking at the MipTV-Milia conference in Cannes, BBC Group Controller for Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers, said: “Working with Nintendo marks another exciting milestone for the BBC iPlayer. The BBC’s catch-up TV service [...]

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Tags: Broadcasting · Internet and networking · Trade · Video games