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UK government to push back broadband target, cancel cross-media rules
The UK government has revealed details of its plans for the media and broadband industries…
Competition could boost Italian pay-TV take-up
Italy could have up to 11 million pay TV subscribers over the next two years…
Canal Plus and TF1 channels dominate pay-TV ratings
Canal Plus Sport, TF1-owned TV Breizh and M6-owned Paris Première have topped cable and satellite…
Canal Plus Poland acquires exclusive Serie A rights
Canal Plus Poland has acquired the rights to broadcast matches from Italys Serie A football…
BSkyB signs up Cantona for sports ad campaign
UK pay-TV provider BSkyB is launching an advertising campaign featuring former Manchester United star Eric…
Orange can continue to bundle channels, says court
Frances highest court has ruled that France Télécom/Orange can continue to bundle its premium sports…
Penthouse makes bid for Playboy
Penthouse owner FriendFinder Networks has made an offer for adult content rival Playboy, countering an…
Zon chooses IBM for software systems upgrade
Portuguese pay-TV operator Zon Multimédia is investing 1.2m to consolidate its IT and network management…
Orange named as possible Canvas partner
Mobile operator and internet service provider Orange UK is in talks to join the…
News Corp should pay more for Sky, says analyst
News Corp should pay up to £3bn (3.6bn) more than it has already offered to…
UPC Poland adds three new Discovery channels
UPC Poland has added Discovery HD Showcase, Animal Planet HD and Discovery Historia to its…
Tele2 and Ziggo agree analogue resale deal
Dutch cable operator Ziggo and alternative telco Tele2 have finally agreed the terms by which…
Film4 HD to launch on Virgin Media on July 20
A high definition version of UK film channel Film4 will launch on Virgin Medias cable…
NSN frontrunner to acquire Motorola infrastructure business
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire the network infrastructure business…
Hungary continues digital TV penetration
Hungary was home to 2.527 million TV subscribers in May, up from 2.517 million in…
Eutelsat and Qatar chose SS/L for joint venture satellite
Eutelsat and Qatar government investment vehicle ictQATAR have chosen Space Systems/Loral to build a new…
UK programme spend falls as TV viewing rises
Spending on first-run, UK made programmes continues to fall, according to regulator Ofcoms latest Public…
Satellite could boost Polish internet coverage, says ESOA
Satellite could deliver broadband services to over a million businesses and households in rural Poland…
LG hesitates to commit to Google TV
Television manufacturer LG is hesitating to commit itself to support the Google TV initiative, with…
MTS makes offer for Comstar shares
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has received a voluntary tender offer from mobile player MTS for…
German cable operators launch summer promos to attract new subs
German cable operators Kabel BW and Tele Columbus have launched a number of offers to…
Rovi signs licence deal with Unitymedia
Rovi Corporation has signed a multi-year licence agreement for interactive programme guide (IPG) patents with…
Eurosport 2 gets Hot deal
Eurosport has expanded global distribution of its Eurosport 2 channel after signing a deal with…
Lagardère looking at fourth-quarter IPO for Canal Plus stake
French conglomerate Lagardère is reportedly aiming for a fourth-quarter IPO of its 20% stake in…
EU approves Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal
Comcast’s acquisition of NBC Universal moved a step closer after it won European regulatory approval….
Antenna confirms interest in UKÂs Five
Greek broadcaster Antenna has confirmed its interest in acquiring UK commercial broadcaster Five from RTL…
Red Bee provides playout for Five HD
UK commercial channel Five has appointed media services provider Red Bee Media to handle playout…
SwitzerlandÂs MyGate launches VOD service
Swiss triple-play provider MyGate is launching a video-on-demand service later this month. The operator…
Sky planning Arabic news channel
BSkyB is planning to launch an Arabic news service, according to British press reports….
Georgian broadcaster loses Eutelsat court case
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has lost a trial against satellite operator Eutelsat, according to…