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Saudi Comedy Channel receives licence
The Saudi Comedy Channel (SCC) is the first satellite pay-TV channel to be awarded a…
TivùSat adds new channel and claims strong sales
Italian free-to-air satellite TV platform TivùSat has added Espresso TV-owned music and entertainment channel Deejay…
Project Canvas begins search for ad agency
Planned UK video-on-demand service Project Canvas has begun the search for an advertising agency to…
EC rejects French telecom tax
The European Commission has said Frances plan for a tax on telecom operators to finance…
Unitymedia confirms Sandhu departure as Liberty Global completes acquisition
Parm Sandhu has confirmed that he has left German pay TV operator Unitymedia after Liberty…
IPTV growth boosts Russian pay-TV
IPTV subscribers in Russia broke the one million barrier last year, according to a survey…
Parm Sandhu may be leaving Unitymedia
Parm Sandhu could be set to step down as CEO of German cable operator Unitymedia,…
BBC to broadcast Six Nations in HD
UK public broadcaster the BBC is to broadcast all matches in the Six Nations rugby…
HD for all as Sky sees strong revenue and subscriber growth
UK pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB is provide HD boxes to all new subscribers from now on,…
Renault to launch TV channel in France and UK
Car manufacturer Renault is to launch a new TV channel in France and the UK….
RomaniaÂs Vox News TV chooses OmniBus iTX
Romanian news broadcaster Vox News TV has chosen OminBusÂs iTX IT-based channel playout and automation…
BigBand passes Edge QAM milestone
TV technology provider BigBand Networks has said that it has shipped over 700,000 Edge QAM…
Sky to broadcast Premiere League in 3D this weekend
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB will become the first broadcaster to deliver live commercial 3D TV…
EutelsatÂs W2 suffers anomaly
EutelsatÂs W2 satellite suffered a technical anomaly yesterday evening, the company has confirmed. The…
KPN nears one million TV subs
Dutch telco KPN ended 2009 with nearly one million IPTV and DTT customers. At…
TF1 to sell some World Cup games to rivals
French public broadcaster TF1 is to sub-license some of the forthcoming World Cup football matches…
Ziggo boosts internet in Maastricht
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has increased the maximum internet speed available in the city of…
S4C to launch kids channel
Welsh language broadcaster S4C is to launch a digital service that will target kids aged…
Spectrum decisions likely to face delays, says Meek
UK regulator Ofcoms former policy chief Kip Meek has said that key decisions about UK…
Private equity firms preparing KDG bid
A group of private-equity firms, including CVC Capital Partners and Carlyle, are preparing a bid…
Sky wins EDS case, HP to appeal
BSkyB has won a five-year legal action against Electronic Data Systems (EDS) after the courts…
Aster adds Nat Geo Wild HD
Polish cable operator Aster has begun offering National Geographic Wild HD as part of its…
Astra signs Rai capacity deal
Satellite operator SES Astra has signed a capacity agreement with Rai. The Italian public…
Boomerang heads to Nordics
Turner-owned kids channel Boomerang is to launch in the Nordic regions after striking a carriage…
UPC Netherlands to offer Disney On Demand
Cable operator UPC Netherlands is to become the first Dutch service provider to offer Disney…
Multimedia Polska offers Animal Planet HD
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Animal Planet HD to its digital HD package…
Unitymedia offers new health channel
German cable operator Unitymedia has begun offering a new health channel, Focus Gesundheit, as part…
Hungary grows digital TV subs base
Hungary’s top 14 pay-TV operators ended November 2009 with a total of 2,472,000 subs, 9,000…
Comstar Regions boosts broadband and pay-TV base
Russian service provider Comstar-UTSs pay-TV subscriber base in the countryÂs provinces has reached almost two…
CME close to acquiring News CorpÂs bTV
Central and eastern European pan-regional broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is believed to be…