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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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Sony plans to double the annual production capacity of its LCD TV factory in Slovakia, making it the largest producer of LCD TVs worldwide. The Slovak facility (pictured) will produce four million sets by the end of 2008. As part of the expansion, Sony will double the local workforce to 3,500 by the end of […]

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Former HD DVD stalwarts Paramount and DreamWorks Animation SKG are back with Blu. The two majors have announced a slate of big Blu-ray releases for the Summer, as well as some back catalogue choices. May 20 see the arrival of Bee movie, Next and Face/Off, with box-office hits Cloverfield, There Will Be Blood and The […]

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Samsung has unveiled its first dedicated profile 1.1 player in Korea. The 4th generation BD-P1500 is expected to arrive in the UK in June. In addition to Bonus View, it will also offer bitstream audio out for Dolby trueHD and DTS-HD MA audio formats.
The company says that it has high hopes for Blu-ray, revising its […]

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