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Philip Hunter

In the January 9, 2012 Issue:

• Canal Plus drops 3-D
• Amazon's LoveFilm deals with BBC and ITV in UK
• German broadcasters agree on audio levels
• Sky Deutschland equips new sports studio with Vitec Videocom

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 Top Story
Canal Plus drops 3-D
By Philip Hunter

The decision by French pay TV operator Canal Plus to close its 3D channel reflects low interest in 3D across Europe, and lack of content.

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 News
Amazon's LoveFilm deals with BBC and ITV in UK
By Philip Hunter

The deal allowing Amazon’s LoveFilm streaming and DVD rental service to distribute content from both the BBC and ITV in the UK highlights how European Free To Air (FTA) broadcasters are seeking extra revenues online.

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Executive clear out continues at PACE
By Philip Hunter

Carnage continues in the boardroom of PACE, the world’s largest set top maker, with the departure of chief operating officer David McKinney.

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Liberty Global chief strategy officer resigns
By Philip Hunter

Shane O’Neill, SVP and chief strategy officer at Europe’s largest broadband and pay TV operator Liberty Global, resigned from his posts Dec. 30, 2011.

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Swiss Broadcasting Corporation adopts MPEG4

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation will begin migrating its satellite transmission from MPEG2 to MPEG4 HD 4:2:2 advanced compression in February 2012.

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 Policy & Regulation
German broadcasters agree on audio levels
By Philip Hunter

Germany is harmonizing audio levels in line with the European Broadcast Union’s Recommendation 128.

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 New Products & Reviews
Sky Deutschland equips new sports studio with Vitec Videocom

German station’s new design is both space-efficient and focused on energy reduction.

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ATG to exhibit full range of services at BVE 2012

Company will showcase ability to deliver “practical and future-proof” broadcast systems in February.

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Mosart Medialab releases version 3.0

The latest edition of the newscast automation system will be shown in late January at the Hamburg Open.

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SBS Broadcasting purchases 19 Pixel Power ChannelMaster systems

It is the second recent major Pixel Power order from SBS for deployment across Scandinavian channels.

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