Subscription-free satellite service Freesat has confirmed that the ITV Player catch-up service will join the platform in the first half of 2010. It will join the BBC iPlayer, a beta version of which will be made available from December 7, 2009. During...

The DVB Project has launched a Call for Technologies for a Next Generation handheld system that would become a successor to DVB-H. The industry call will run until February 26, 2010, and is intended to invite technology input that would facilitate an...

Virgin Media has announced plans to insert dynamic advertising onto its on demand platform. Advertisements from leading brands including L’Oreal, Sony Ericsson, Kellogg’s and Microsoft will appear around content from Living, Virgin 1 and Bravo. All...

The Russian DTH operator Orion Express has announced the introduction two new satellite receivers for its MPEG-4 based Continent TV platform, due to launch in Q1 2010. Manufactured by China’s Coship, they will be the CSD-01/IR and CHD—2/IR, for...

The Russian telco VimpelCom will start trialling its mobile TV service in Moscow on December 7. Cableman reports that customers who purchase Samsung DVB-H enabled handsets will be able to watch the service free of charge in ‘test zones’ in the...