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Prisa claims victory in Barcelona dispute
Spanish media group Prisa has claimed victory in a lawsuit against football club Barcelona. …
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UPC Romania offering flexible packages
Cable operator UPC Romania has launched a set of packages that it says is designed…
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UK government reacts to BBCÂs licence fee plan
The BBCÂs proposal to freeze its annual licence fee for two years, until 2013, was…
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Sport1 Plus launching on Unitymedia
Constantin Mediens new sport channel Sport1 Plus has sealed a carriage deal with German cable…
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France24 names editorial director
French news channel France24 has named Jean Lesiur as editorial director. Lesiur joined France24…
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Comstar-UTS may acquire Novosibirsk network
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS is preparing to acquire Novosibirsk-based cable TV and broadband provider Siberian…
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Harmonic completes Omneon acquisition
Video distribution technology company Harmonic has completed its acquisition of Omneon, which specialises in video…
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Motive Television acquires NXVision
Motive Television, the digital-terrestrial TV technology company backed by former CME CEO Len Fertig and…
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K-Net to use Newtec platform to deliver satellite broadband
Ghana-based triple-play provider K-Net is using technology company Newtecs Sat3Play platform to deliver broadband services…
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MTV Spain launches free-to-air
MTV Spain is launching as a free-to-air channel on the country’s digital terrestrial television service….
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BBC’s licence fee plan would mean £144m budget cut
The BBC Trust is proposing the UK licence fee is frozen until 2013, which would…
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Technicolor to test Intel Atom CE4200 on set-tops
Technicolor has announced that it is collaborating with chipset provider Intel to test prototypes of…
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Canvas becomes YouView, Halton named as CEO
Its official: Project Canvas, the UK connected TV on-demand initiative, is to be branded as…
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PlayJam expands UK DTT coverage through Tesco
Interactive TV games provider PlayJam has expanded the availability of its network across UK digital-terrestrial…
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BSkyB to close Bravo and Channel One
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB is to close male-skewing entertainment channel Bravo and Channel One following…
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TiVo joins MoCA
DVR software company TiVo has joined the Multimedia-over-Cable Alliance (MoCA) as an associate member. …
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Sony adds BBC iPlayer to Bravia Internet Video
Sony UK has added the BBCs iPlayer catch-up TV service to its Bravia Internet Video…
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TV4 names digital media chief in reorganisation of business
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Cecilia Beck-Friis as director of its digital media business…
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TF1Âs Paolini calls for end to France Télévisions tax
Nonce Paolini, the CEO of French commercial broadcaster TF1, has called for an end to…
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BBC Trust chairman gives notice, BBC 1 boss leaves for C4
Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust will step down next year. The…
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Sky Deutschland expands online offer
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched a new online library of content, including premium…
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Boxee to launch OTT set-top in Europe in November
US-based online TV provider Boxee is to join Apple and Google by launching an over-the-top…
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Multimedia Polska launches broadband promotion
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a nationwide advertising campaign to promote its broadband…
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BSkyBÂs Living TV deal approved
The UK Office of Fair Trading has given its final approval to BSkyBÂs acquisition of…
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Telekom Austria moves into Bulgarian cable market
Telekom Austria has acquired 100% ownership of Bulgarian cable and telecom operators Megalan Network and…
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Outdoor Channel launching across EMEA
Outdoor pursuits-themed channel Outdoor Channel has launched throughout the EMEA region. The channel has…
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EC wants to allocate switchover spectrum to mobile broadband
The European Commission wants to allocate a portion of broadcast spectrum in the 800MHz range…
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New channel launched for Spain
Spanish pay-TV group Sogecable has launched Canal Xtra, a new channel devoted to movies, music,…
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Strong satellite growth driven by DTH and pay-TV
Satellite and cable TV reception in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East grew by…
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Fox names Germany channels chief
Fox International Channels has named Mirjam Laux as vice-president and managing director of Fox Channels…