Archive for July, 2006

Optus B1 Changes for TVNZ

July 26th, 2006

TVNZ will be making changes to its Free-To-Air test channels that its had up there as part of its experimental digital platform. The changes prepare for FreeView. On Tuesday 25th July 2006 beginning at 0200 hours (2am) the present content on 12.456GHz will appear on the frequency 12.483GHz as well as 12.456 GHz. Then, on [...]

myPVR featured in Tone Magazine

July 15th, 2006

If you have a chance take a look at Issue 49, the July edition, of tone. As part of the Toneworld section on page 8 they have covered myPVR. They liked how well we stand out against the competition from mySky and Windows MCE, in particular the network capabilities and music jukebox.

Independent Broadcaster Signed

July 15th, 2006

There is a press release from BCL on the Scoop website indicating that a independent broadcaster has been signed up for the new NZ Freeview platform. At this stage they haven’t confirmed the name, but the rumour mill is suggesting it might be Triangle. The information is now also available on BCL’s own website.

The Future of Digital TV in NZ

July 6th, 2006

Well the big news of the week is the Governments announcement on the future of Digital TV in New Zealand. It appears that we will be going with a dual DTT (Digital Terrestrial TV) and DTH (Direct To Home via satellite) path. This is great news for the New Zealand consumer as it will provide [...]