The new commercial TV channel Austria 9 TV, which will launch on December 12, has signed its first distribution deal with UPC. The general entertainment channel will be available to all UPC subscribers in Vienna, reaching about 500,000 homes. Negotiations are under way with others operators. Austria 9 will also be available on the Astra [...]
SVT switches from Sirius to Eurobird
December 2, 2007 19.16 Europe/London By
The Swedish expat TV service SVT Europa and Radio Sweden will switch from the Sirius 2 satellite (5 degrees East) to Eurobird 9 (9 degrees East) on December 8. The move will affect Radio Sweden’s satellite channels to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The reason for the change is that the contract with [...]
Germany plans 2008 DTT launches
December 2, 2007 10.29 Europe/London By
Germany is hoping to complete its DTT rollout next year. In May the remaining areas of the state of Bavaria will be covered, according to Thorsten Mann-Raudies, chairman of the DVB-T-Taskforce of public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, to be followed in August and September by Rhineland-Palatinate. No exact dates have as yet been planned for [...]
New channel launches for MTV
December 2, 2007 10.06 Europe/London By
MTV Networks is launching several new channels in the European market. In Holland, the company has launched the three new channels TMF Pure, Nick Toons and Nick Hits on the @Home cable network. TMF Pure is a new urban channel specialising in Hiphop, R&B, Dancehall and related genres. Nick Toons is an all-cartoon network and [...]
Judgment reserved in pub football case
December 2, 2007 09.28 Europe/London By
The High Court has reserved judgment in the case of a South Coast pub that is screening live Premier League football from the Greek DTH platform Nova rather than subscribe to Sky’s retail package. The case was brought by the Premier League against Karen Murphy of the Red, White and Blue pub in Hampshire and [...]
Universal CAM technology for Italian DTT
December 1, 2007 14.19 Europe/London By
SmarDTV, part of the Kudelski Group, has announced the availability of a new Conditional Access Module (CAM) for Italy and is currently demonstrating the product at the National Digital Terrestrial TV Conference in Torino. The SmarCAM Italia offers TV viewers who have purchased credit on Mediaset Premium, La7 Cartapiù, and Pangea the ability to watch [...]
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