Bulgaria has taken an important step in the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, with its parliament approving the DVB-T standard.
Major milestone for Romanian Acasa
February 1, 2008 11.45 Europe/London By
One of the longest-established niche channels in Central and Eastern Europe will celebrate its 10th anniversary tomorrow (February 2).
Eurosport hit by Polish dispute
February 1, 2008 11.45 Europe/London By
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska has withdrawn Eurosport from its programme offer, replacing the service with the public broadcaster’s TVP Sport.
Radio killed the video star
February 1, 2008 11.09 Europe/London By
Bandwidth reductions on DTT, the switch-off for the UK’s first broadcast mobile TV service. Julian Clover reports
Dreampark delivers middleware to Spain
February 1, 2008 10.29 Europe/London By
IPTV middleware provider Dreampark has signed the Spanish triple-play operator TV Almansa for its Dreamgallery system.
Extra time for French football bids
February 1, 2008 10.20 Europe/London By
The French football authorities have extended the timetable for bidding on the TV rights to first division football.
iPlayer to carry Six Nations rugby
February 1, 2008 10.08 Europe/London By
Six Nations rugby is to become the first major sporting event to be made available on the BBC iPlayer since the online catch-up service went officially live in December.
Sporting squabbles
February 1, 2008 10.04 Europe/London By
“Football is not a matter of life and death…it’s more important than that”.
ONO reports 15% growth
February 1, 2008 09.36 Europe/London By
The now dominant Spanish cablenet ONO has reported an EBITDA growth of 15%, reaching €642 million, adding 104,000 RGUs in the fourth quarter.
CSA prepares for DTT in overseas territories
February 1, 2008 05.43 Europe/London By
Christine Albanel, the French minister of culture and communication, and Christian Estros, secretary of state, have ordered the media authority CSA to start investigating the possibilities for DTT broadcasts in the overseas territories.
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