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International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Sep 29th 2009 at 5:12AM

Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days (or few weeks,) let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Totsiens!

Read - TSN AND TSN2 ANNOUNCE 2009-10 NHL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Read - Beijing to become first Chinese city to upgrade digital cable TV network
Read - China starts SD-HD simulcasting
Read - Beijing TV to roll out high definition program by end-Sept.
Read - Victorian Football League Grand Final Goes Live Across Australia In High Definition
Read - 'Hole' wins Venice 3-D film prize
Read - Canal Digitaal to Launch New HD Channels on ASTRA 23.5 Degrees East
Read - UK Broadcasters Want Freeview HD DRM'd To Tackle PVR Piracy
Read - Telecom New Zealand To Sell TiVo DVRs
Read - Foxtel to launch download service, 12 new channels
Read - Fox Sports 1, 2 and 3 head in to the High Definition era (Australia)
Read - MTS Allstream launches next-gen HDTV service (Canada)
Read - Freeview viewers reminded to retune (UK)
Read - Virgin Media brings Living content in HD (UK)
Read - Numericable launches MTV Box HD (France)
Read - GlobeCast deal delivers HD Champions League
Read - BBC Freeview DRM: The slightly less inflammatory truth

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Aug 17th 2009 at 4:12AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Slán agaibh!

Read - Sky TV moves - Prime now on Freeview (New Zealand)
Read - ESPN's Premier League package to be shown in UK, Ireland
Read - It's official: Premiere now called Sky
Read - Experience UAAP and NCAA in HD with SkyCable (Phillippines)
Read - Brazil Leads in High Definition TV Channel Launches
Read - Chorus ntl and ESPN announce new carriage deal (Ireland)
Read - Tiscali introduces ESPN to Tiscali TV bringing exclusive football coverage to more UK homes
Read - Sky TV gazumps TiVo with remote recording (New Zealand)

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Aug 10th 2009 at 6:44AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Doei!

Read - Discovery Upgrades Miami Facility For HD
Read - ESPN secures more football TV rights
Read - Virgin Media and ESPN Announce Channel Deal Ahead of Premier League Football Season
Read - Virgin Media and Channel 4 Bring 4HD to Millions of TV Screens
Read - Abu Dhabi Media Company to launch high-definition television channel in October
Read - BSkyB profits as high definition TV attracts new customers
Read - Govt clears DD's Rs 1.65 bn HDTV programme (India)
Read - Chorus Launches High Definition Digital TV service in Ireland
Read - Freeview claims 50% of viewers will be able to receive high-definition channel in time for football tournament
Read - ITV bringing ITV1 HD to Freeview
Read - Astra offers HD+ to existing HD households

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Jul 27th 2009 at 6:33AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Doei!

Read - Fox Latin America Picks Brightcove For Hulu-Like Portal
Read - 4 HD channels to launch on Virgin Media
Read - Rogers Ramps Up Docsis 3.0
Read - APTN HD Launches on Rogers Cable
Read - MTV pushes HD into eight countries
Read - ARD and ZDF start HD test transmissions (Germany)
Read - Great expectations for high-definition (Australia)
Read - Hong Kong Cable comes to HD party
Read - ESPN starts HD test transmissions (UK)
Read - RTL launches HD channels, VOD on UPC (Netherlands)
Read - Pace wins new business with Sky for high definition rollout in Germany and Austria
Read - DStv to get three new HD channels (South Africa)
Read - High-def Penthouse porn channel to launch (UK)
Read - Mediascape launches country's 1st nationwide Digital HD pay TV service (Philippines)

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Jul 12th 2009 at 11:05PM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Doei!

Read - Cogeco adds 8 new HD nets in Quebec
Read - E-Vision launches first HD TV in Emirates
Read - PLDT starts 'new era of TV viewing' with launch of Cignal
Read - Showtime Arabia, Orbit announce TV merger
Read - Showtime launches first premium HD channel (UAE)
Read - RNIB get into the 3D TV debate (UK)

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Jul 4th 2009 at 8:21PM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Doei!

Read - History Channel UK becomes AETN UK
Read - Parasat sets digital launch into new era
Read - Discovery HD channel launched in Taiwan
Read - New Launches for AETN Channels
Read - Kabel BW adds all seven Sky HD channels
Read - RTL to launch 4 Dutch HD channels

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted May 31st 2009 at 8:49PM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Doei!

Read - Cabovisâo wants 20 HD channels (Portugal)
Read - NGCI Boosts Offerings on SKY Deutschland
Read - Ofcom sets out Olympic spectrum plan
Read - BBC comedy shows return in high definition: Mitchell & Webb, Michael McIntyre
Read - Premiere Germany relaunching July 4 (Thanks, Chris)

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted May 17th 2009 at 4:43AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Sanga'ay hanto!

Read - AETN signs carriage agreement with Taiwan Broadband Communications
Read - AAAN enters Taiwan
Read - Multichoice HD PVR update positively received (South Africa)
Read - Central European Expansion for HISTORY & HISTORY HD
Read - History HD confirmed for Skylink
Read - Microsoft Mediaroom Comes to Russia
Read - High Definition a key driver for UK Projector market
Read - ITV, C4 worry over Freeview HD funding
Read - El Salvador adopts ATSC digital TV standard

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted May 10th 2009 at 11:10AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Vi ses!

Read - Czech Prima trials HD
Read - Eurovision Song Contest broadcasts in high definition
Read - 5 linear HD channels 'to join Virgin'
Read - ITV content attracts 4m views on Virgin Media catch-up in first month
Read - Freesat celebrates first birthday, 400,000 strong
Read - ZON doubles HD take-up (Portugal)
Read - History HD Expands Korean Footprint
Read - Freeview rolls out high definition for World Cup
Read - YouSee adds Canal HD

Hulu getting ready for international viewers, starts by blocking them

by Richard Lawler posted May 8th 2009 at 9:22AM


Fresh off adding Disney as a content partner and part owner, Hulu is about to make an even bigger leap, signing up a few agreements for international programming from sources like Endemol and Digital Rights Group of the UK and Bollywood distributor Saavn. Financial Times learned that while these deals should first bring additional programming for U.S. viewers, it is "laying the groundwork" for a global launch in the top six to eight markets. Unfortunately for global viewers, word on the internets is that anonymous proxies like those so conveniently suggested in our Ask EHD for Canadian streaming options are now blocked, so until those deals are signed and the switch is flipped in your neck of the woods, no Hulu for you.

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted May 3rd 2009 at 4:52AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Ziech lu !

Read - Olympic goal for NRK HD
Read - HD channel for Russian women
Read - DirecTV launches premium HD package (Trinidad & Tobago)
Read - SkyCable high-def shift costs P6 million (Philippines)
Read - SKY Leads in the Largest HD Launch (Brazil)
Read - Backtrack in pitch for free-to-air digital
Read - WFN HD Now Broadcasting in 100 Percent Native High Definition (Canada)
Read - Premiere loses out on action as Telekom reassigns Bundesliga contract (Germany)
Read - Meo adds Sci-Fi HD (Portugal)
Read - Belgacom introduces new package, includes five HD channels (Belgium)
Read - SES adding 204 transponders
Read - Hispasat bets on HDTV (Spain)

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Apr 19th 2009 at 8:11AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, até à próxima!

Read - Sky HD EPG relaunched
Read - Fox Pan American Sports Establishes Its First HD Platform on the Intelsat Network
Read - Portugal goes for Zen
Read - Movies debut on German iTunes store

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Apr 12th 2009 at 7:42AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Ma as-salaamah!

Read - Unitel Classica reveals HDTV details
Read - Sun Direct launches high definition services
Read - The silver bullet for MENA HDTV
Read - Eutelsat Announces the Launch in June on ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 3 of France's Free Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) Channels for Homes Beyond Terrestrial Reception
Read - Naxoo adds myzen.tv HD
Read - Brava HDTV extends to Portugal
Read - Pre-pay DTH for Hungary
Read - No HD in 2009 for RTL Nederland
Read - West Coast Baseball is Back With 50 Games, All in High Definition

International HD news roundup

by Richard Lawler posted Apr 5th 2009 at 3:23AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, tak długo!

Read - Telewizja Polska signs first EURO 2012 rights deal
Read - HD push by Virgin Media
Read - MGM Channel unspools in Slovenia
Read - MTS hopes you can see it all clearly now -- on TV
Read - Premiere Increases HD Capacity on ASTRA
Read - More channels for NTV-Plus
Read - Sky's new EPG rollout continues
Read - Ziggo to introduce CI+ to the Dutch cablemarket

International HD news roundup

by Darren Murph posted Mar 29th 2009 at 8:42AM


Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, sampai jumpa!

Read - Sohu, Haier Partner for HDTV Channel
Read - HDTV a burden to Chinese digital cable TV operators
Read - Swisscable digital take-up grows
Read - CNN comes to Freesat
Read - Cable Operator Guangzhou Digital Media Group Uses Envivio Convergence Headend for New Interactive TV Service
Read - Over 47 Million Homes Now Receive Digital Satellite Signals
Read - Virgin: 150Mbps fibre optic by 2012
Read - Mirics and CyberLink Join Forces to Deliver HDTV to Notebooks
Read - Europe's HDTVs "Starved of HD Content"
Read - Sky Link to boost HD offer
Read - Sky TV agrees to run all TVNZ channels from July
Read - Ten launches dedicated sports channel
Read - Panasonic Debuts High-End Plasma Monitors
Read - Half of Europe signed up to satellite TV
Read - TVNZ brings TiVo to the nation
Read - Sky gives users a glance at its future networked set-top box
Read - Singapore's StarHub to go fully digital by mid-year
Read - ONE kicks off HD sports bonanza
Read - Singapore heats up with high-def biz




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