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Avanti in European Space Agency project award

Broadband satellite operator Avanti Communications has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency…

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BBC wants licence fee levied on iPlayer users

UK public broadcaster the BBC thinks use of its popular online catch-up service iPlayer should…

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TV Puls courts suitors

Polish free-to-air broadcaster TV Puls is in talks with several potential domestic and international investors…

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Canal Plus Polska acquires Spanish league rights

Pay-TV provider Canal Plus Polska has acquired the exclusive rights to show Spanish premier league…

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Ofcom sets BT wholesale prices

UK communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed the new prices that telco BT’s Openreach division can…

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Albanel announces new consultation on internet distribution

French minister of culture Christine Albanel has announced the launch of a major consultation on…

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BBC extends channel deal with YouTube

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of UK public broadcaster the BBC, has extended its content…

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Cyfrowy Polsat replaces Playboy TV with Blue Hustler

Polish pay-TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat is to carry adult channel Blue Hustler in place of…

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UK broadcasters sign up for YouTube ad trial

Several UK broadcasters, including Channel 4 and the BBC have signed a deal with video…

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Inmarsat chooses Arianespace for Alphasat launch

Inmarsat has contracted Arianespace for the launch of its new Alphasat I-XL satellite, scheduled for…

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La Cuatro, La Sexta close to tie-up

Spanish free-to-air channels La Cuatro and La Sexta are close to a tie-up. A deal…

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Be TV ends Belgian pay-TV battle over match rights

Belgian cable pay-TV service Be TV has secured the TV rights to transmit two key…

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Ono loses subs but records rise in profits

Spanish cable operator Ono blamed current economic conditions for a 3.2% decline in revenues during…

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YouSee reveals most popular catch-up channels

Danish cable operator YouSee’s StartForfra catch-up TV service, launched in February, has seen a third…

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UPC Telemach begins 100Mbps upgrade

Slovenian cable operator UPC Telemach has begun upgrading its network in order to offer broadband…

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UPC Austria passes 200,000 digital TV subs mark

Cable operator UPC Austria has announced it now has over 200,000 digital TV customers. Of…

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Volia targets corporate customers

Ukrainain cable operator Volia has launched a promotion aimed at corporate customers. The operator is…

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Piedmont begins switchover with Rai 2 and Rete 4

Italian national channels Rai 2 and Rete 4 have switched off analogue transmission in the…

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Deutsche Telekom launches Bundesliga marketing campaign

German telco and IPTV operator Deutsche Telekom has launched a marketing campaign for its coverage…

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Orange confirms it’s leaving Kangaroo behind

France Telecom-owned telco and pay-TV operator Orange is no longer in discussions to buy the…

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Mediaset launches DTT promotion

Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s shopping channel Mediashopping has launched a promotion to coincide with the switch…

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UK government in licence vote

The British government is to vote on plans to freeze the TV licence fee for…

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Kabel Deutschland re-designs website

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has re-designed its website in order to give users more…

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UPC Austria launches business package

Cable operator UPC Austria has launched a new lower-price package targeting small businesses. Until July…

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Eutelsat’s W2A enters service

Satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that the W2A satellite has gone into commercial service. The…

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German digital dividend vote postponed

Germany’s Federal Council, the Bundesrat, has postponed a vote that was intended to approve the…

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Yes helps Bezeq boost profits

Israeli DTH operator Yes increased its subscriber base by 2% year-on-year to 560,000 at the…

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Virgin Media’s CFO resigns

UK cable operator Virgin Media’s chief financial officer Jerry Elliot has resigned from the company….

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ANGA Cable to offer broadband and TV summits

The ANGA Cable trade fair takes place next week, featuring 380 exhibitors from 33 countries….

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Premiere boss hits back at fraud charges

Former Premiere boss Georg Kofler has hit back at charges alleging that he and his…