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  • Freeview Officially Launching In 2009. Yawn.

    The free-to-air networks this week got together and officially announced that they are planning on bringing the Freeview brand to Australia. Awesome. My hands are fighting back the urge to start clapping as I type this. For those not in the know, Freeview is a UK branding exercise that covers free-to-air digital television. It essentially…


  • Foxtel HD+ Official Launch Date: June 22, 2008

    Even though we’ve known about the pricing for a little while now, and Ty from CNet was even lucky enough to get an early model for review, the HD+ service from Foxtel gets its official launch on Sunday June 22. 15,000 Foxtel subscribers have already been upgraded to the new service, according to the press…


  • PlayTV To Launch In Oz 4th Quarter 08, Sub-$200

    There’s been a few rumblings recently about the PlayTV’s European launch, but at a briefing today in Sydney, Sony announced that Australia will be getting the PlayTV in the fourth quarter this year, for less than $200, although official pricing and release dates are still to be confirmed. They also stated that we’ll be seeing…