The French media authority CSA says it has written a letter to satellite operator Eutelsat demanding all necessary information about the seventy porn and adult channels that transmit over one of their satellites.
DTT heads East
June 27, 2008 05.56 Europe/London By
When it comes to the roll out of DTT services, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has until recently lagged far behind most West European countries.
BBC iPlayer – new beta version
June 26, 2008 16.54 Europe/London By
The new beta version of the BBC iPlayer gives users more flexibility and a better integration of the radio player. See Also: iPlayer registration to lead to personalisation
Sky: Ofcom ignoring pay-TV
June 26, 2008 12.57 Europe/London By
BSkyB COO Mike Darcey has accused Ofcom of ignoring the diversity of the subscription television sector and perpetuating an outdated system.
Ofcom reduces financial surplus
June 26, 2008 12.15 Europe/London By
Ofcom has reduced its accounting surplus by two thirds, according to the communications regulator’s annual report, released today.
UPC Czech widens HBO access
June 26, 2008 12.11 Europe/London By
UPC is to make HBO, HBO2 and HBO Comedy available to its analogue cable subscribers in the Czech capital, Prague.
James Murdoch takes over at Sky Italia
June 26, 2008 12.05 Europe/London By
James Murdoch has officially moved into the President’s chair at Sky Italia. He has replaced his father Rupert Murdoch at the five-year old pay-TV operation.
TVN seals DTH deal
June 26, 2008 11.26 Europe/London By
The Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has completed the acquisition of a 25% plus one share stake in the DTH platform n for €95 million.
Digital Tick failing consumers
June 26, 2008 10.56 Europe/London By
The influential parliamentary Committee of Public Accounts has said Digital UK’s ‘Digital Tick’ logo has failed to protect consumers from the miss-selling of analogue television sets in the run up to digital switchover.
BT wins Sky Talk business
June 26, 2008 10.35 Europe/London By
BSkyB has signed an agreement with BT to provide a wholesale voice service to its 1.1 million Sky Talk customers. In the process Sky has ended its relationship with Thus Group, which is already facing a takeover bid from Cable & Wireless.
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