Jun 14 2006
World Cup prompts soaring sales of HD screen
The FIFA World Cup has, as expected, prompted soaring sales of high-definition television sets. The Financial Times quoted research firm GfK saying 400,000 flatscreens—most of them carrying the HD Ready logo—were sold in the five weeks to last Saturday.That’s up from the 150,000 sold in the same period a year ago, said the FT. But […]
Mar 31 2010
Freeview HD on track for 50% World Cup coverage
Freeview has said that it is “on track” to meet the target of 50% UK coverage for its high definition service by the World Cup in June. On December 2, Freeview HD began broadcasting at the Winter Hill and Crystal Palace transmitter groups covering England’s North West and London respectively. Over the course of March, […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Freeview HD, World Cup