BBC HD officially launched on Saturday (December 1), some 18 months after the channel first made its debut as a test service. Jana Bennett, Director of BBC Vision said she was delighted that the channel was launching officially, a week after BBC HD received its approval from the BBC Trust. “HD is the next generation [...]
Cyfra+ hits the million mark
12.58 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has announced that it now has one million subscribers. Reviewing the year to date, it says it has added 12 new channels, built on its HD offer and (this month) introduced a PVR product. It will shortly also add VoD to its offer. As a present to its one millionth [...]
New procedures after MHP debacle
12.58 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
The DVB Project is to adopt new procedures governing intellectual property rights as part of the organisations ongoing review of IPRs. It follows member concerns over the delay in launching the MHP licensing programme and questions from the European Commission over the need for timely disclosure on IPR licensing terms. The terms for MHP licensing [...]
EU signs off new TV Directive
12.56 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
The European Union has approved the new look Television without Frontiers Directive agreed with Member States earlier this year. The revamped document makes a distinction between linear broadcasts and on demand services, allows the including of product placement in some programmes, and controversially establishes a “country of origin” principal where channels are transmitted from one [...]
Lithuania backs BelSat TV
12.52 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
Lithuania has announced its participation in BelSat TV, a new independent channel aimed at neighbouring Belarus. Backed principally by the Polish public broadcaster TVP and the NGO The Freedom and Democracy Foundation, the service, which is due to make its debut on December 10, will also have content supplied by its Lithuanian counterpart. BelSat TV [...]
Bulgaria acts on EC criticism
12.51 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
Bulgaria has appointed Vesselin Bozhkov as the new head of its Communication Regulation Commission (CRC). The move is seen as an immediate response to this week’s comments by the EC, which criticised the country for not allowing the telecoms regulator sufficient independence and threatened to start legal proceedings. Georgi Alexandrov, the CRC’s incumbent prior to [...]
Change mooted for Prof-Media
12.49 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
The Russian diversified media holding Prof-Media is likely to see a change of ownership by next April. Local reports indicate Vladimir Potanin will become the sole owner of Pro-Media following an asset split with his business partner Mikhail Prokhorov, with 10% of shares being allocated to the holding’s managers. The deal will be worth in [...]
The Balkan boys
12.16 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
Chris Dziadul reviews progress in Romania and Bulgaria.
Eutelsat grows Digiturk HD
12.16 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
Two more HD channels are to join the Digiturk package from Eutelsat W3A at 7 degrees East. A documentary channel and a film channel will join the Digiturk Plus package; it follows the launch of Turkish football channel Lig TV and Fox Sports Turkey, which began test transmissions earlier this month. A further eight standard [...]
One giant leap
09.29 Europe/London, November 30, 2007 By
Kangaroo will jump start VOD over the internet for its three founder broadcasters, writes Julian Clover
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