Sky Deutschland wants retailers and installers to supply new customers with only HD receivers from this summer onwards.
Dutch DMB service to launch in The Hague
08.59 Europe/London, June 24, 2009 By
Exclusive: Dutch Mobiele TV Nederland (MTVNL) will launch its DMB service in The Hague before the end of the year, with a nationwide roll-out planned in 2010.
Canal Digitaal starts triple play
08.49 Europe/London, June 24, 2009 By
The DTH provider Canal Digitaal Satelliet has launched a hybrid triple play offer together with Deutsche Telekom’s Dutch subsidiary Online.
IPTV boost for Romania
08.12 Europe/London, June 24, 2009 By
The hitherto tiny IPTV sector in Romania is likely to grow significantly in the next five years.
Setanta enters administration
16.03 Europe/London, June 23, 2009 By
11.00 Update: The UK arm of Setanta Sports has gone into administration after weeks of uncertainty, immediately placing 200 of the pay-TV broadcaster’s 420 employees out of work.
Virgin Media puts mobile on TV
11.44 Europe/London, June 23, 2009 By
Virgin Media is launching a new TV campaign for its mobile product, the first since Virgin’s mobile division came together with the cablenet, as part of the 2007 merger between Telewest and NTL.
Music labels take action on Irish downloads
11.28 Europe/London, June 23, 2009 By
The four biggest music labels have launched legal proceedings against UPC Ireland and BT Ireland in an attempt to force them to take action against illegal file sharing.
BSkyB told to pay ITV appeal costs
11.05 Europe/London, June 23, 2009 By
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has ordered BSkyB to pay the legal costs involved in its struggle to hold onto its 17.9% stake in ITV.
Polish mobile TV moves closer
09.59 Europe/London, June 23, 2009 By
The launch of Poland’s first mobile TV service is expected to move a stage closer next week.
Multimedia outlines future plans
09.37 Europe/London, June 23, 2009 By
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska expects to invest between PLN170-190 million (€37.6 – 42.0 million) this year on upgrading its infrastructure, according president Andrzej Rogowski.
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