TELEsatélite - TELE-satellite International Magazine
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NEWS<br />
E U R O P E<br />
IPTV & Cable<br />
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA<br />
Edited by<br />
Branislav Pekic<br />
BH <strong>TELE</strong>COM WITH 7,000<br />
USERS OF IPTV SERVICE<br />
Four months after launch, BH Telecom has<br />
managed to sign up 7,000 users for its IPTV<br />
service, Moja TV. The triple-play platform unifies<br />
the broadband internet, TV and telephony<br />
services and includes numerous foreign and<br />
local TV channels, including the Discovery<br />
Channel, Animal Planet, FOX Life, FOX Crime,<br />
TV1000, Discovery Travel and Living.<br />
CROATIA<br />
T-COM INTRODUCES NEW<br />
MAXTV PACKAGES<br />
T-Com’s MAXtv has introduced two new pay-TV<br />
packages: “Basic Extra” and “Sports”. The sports<br />
package includes 11 sports channels such as<br />
Arena 1, Arena 2, Sport Klub, ESPN America,<br />
ESPN Classic, Golf Channel, Extreme, Fishing<br />
& Hunting, Yacht & Sail and Motors TV.<br />
The “Basic Extra” substitutes the “Basic” package<br />
and includes 12 new TV channels.<br />
FINLAND<br />
MAXISAT OPTS FOR DREAMPARK<br />
MIDDLEWARE SOLUTION<br />
Maxisat has opted for the front-end middleware<br />
solution from Dreampark, based on the Dreamgallery<br />
Next Generation TV experience. Maxisat<br />
is the first operator in Finland offering TV and<br />
OTT services using a scalable vector graphics<br />
(SVG) client allowing for HD user interfaces.<br />
The front-end solution includes a TV portal and<br />
the Dreamgallery portal generator, a WYSIWYG<br />
editor used for administrating the TV portal.<br />
FRANCE<br />
ORANGE SELECTS DTS TECHNOLOGY<br />
FOR IPTV SERVICE<br />
Orange has signed an agreement with DTS to<br />
enhance the consumer experience by adding<br />
the most compelling and immersive audio<br />
experience possible, as HD and 3D have done<br />
on the video side, on its IPTV service.<br />
FREE TO ADD FOUR 3DTV<br />
CHANNELS TO IPTV SERVICE<br />
Free, which counts 3.55 million subscribers to its<br />
IPTV Freebox service, said it plans to launch four<br />
3D channels and two VOD channels across its<br />
ADSL and FTTH network. Two channels, NRJ12<br />
3D and Wildearth 3D will be included in the basic<br />
package with Brava 3D and Penthouse 3D being<br />
offered as premium content later in 2011. The<br />
VOD services, FHV and Marc Dorcel, should<br />
launch by the end of this year. Freebox currently<br />
provides more than 400 channels, including 170<br />
in its basic package and 28 HD channels.<br />
THE NETHERLANDS<br />
KPN EXTENDS SERVICES CONTRACT<br />
WITH NOKIA SIEMENS<br />
KPN is broadening and extending its iTV services<br />
contract with Nokia Siemens Networks<br />
to bring new TV viewing experiences to its<br />
customers. Nokia Siemens Networks is providing<br />
KPN with a complete next-generation iTV<br />
solution that will enable it to offer high-quality<br />
TV service with advanced capabilities, including<br />
HDTV, VOD, and “timeshift” TV viewing (pausing,<br />
recording or rewinding of live TV programs).