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State subsidies on MHP digital decoders are to continue next year, the Italian government has announced, but at a reduced level. At the Sat Expo trade show in Vicenza, Communications Minister... Read More
State subsidies on MHP digital decoders are to continue next year, the Italian government has announced, but at a reduced level. At the Sat Expo trade show in Vicenza, Communications Minister Maurizio Gasparri announced that a subsidy of €120, down from €150, will be available to all purchasers of MHP… Read More
IBC 2004 has seen two announcements of major significance for the future development of services using DVB -H technology. At a press conference hosted by the DVB Project on the opening day of the exhibition , ntl announced that it is to link up with UK cellular operator O2 for… Read More
Geneva, September 10th 2004. WISeKey SA, a global leader in identity management services, today announced that it is now providing to digital TV broadcasters and to manufacturers of DVB MHP... Read More
Geneva, September 10th 2004. WISeKey SA, a global leader in identity management services, today announced that it is now providing to digital TV broadcasters and to manufacturers of DVB MHP consumer devices a security infrastructure that it has built and operates on behalf of DVB Services Sarl. The infrastructure enables… Read More
In a joint statement issued today (02/09/2004), Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters confirmed their commitment to a common platform for digital terrestrial services based on open standards. The... Read More
02 September 2004 In a joint statement issued today (02/09/2004), Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters confirmed their commitment to a common platform for digital terrestrial services based on open standards. The broadcasters have indicated that, as a minimum, interactive set top boxes for the Australian market should be manufactured to the… Read More
Louisville, Colorado, August 18, 2004 – A total of 24 companies participated in a CableLabs®-hosted landmark OpenCable⢠Application Platform (OCAPâ¢) interoperability event during the... Read More
Ortikon Interactive Ltd announced today that its ORTIKON ACE® MHP-based interactive TV services, platform and head-end management solution have passed all the acceptance tests set by the major... Read More
27 August 2004 Ortikon Interactive Ltd announced today that its ORTIKON ACE® MHP-based interactive TV services, platform and head-end management solution have passed all the acceptance tests set by the major Finnish cable consortium comprising 3KTV (Finnet), TTV (Elisa), Turku Cable and VLP (Vaasa Telephone Company), which together reach… Read More
At an ABE/Free TV Engineering Conference this month in Sydney, plans were announced for trials of the DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld) transmission standard. Subject to Australian Broadcasting Authority approval, the trials will commence in December. They will be conducted by Broadcast Australia subsidiary The Bridge Networks and partners under a scientific transmission licence. Read More
EU Member States should continue to promote open and interoperable standards for interactive digital TV – including the Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) standard â on a voluntary basis, says the... Read More
