Viasat has announced changes to its controversial carriage terms for its TV3 branded channels through Denmark’s antenna unions. The move comes ahead of a hearing by the country’s competition council.
Britain begins the great Freeview retune
11.37 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
The UK’s 18.2 million households with Freeview reception equipment will be required to retune their receivers this Wednesday lunchtime if they wish to continue receiving the full channel package.
Canal goes Silverlight for Foot+
11.21 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
The Canal+ Group announced the launch of its online streaming video service Foot+ with Microsoft Silverlight and PlayReady protection.
CSA green light for NT1 and TMC takeover
11.12 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
The French media regulator CSA has given the green light for a take over of the channels NT1 and TMC by the country’s largest broadcaster TF1.
Ziggo reports fast digital TV growth
09.58 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
Dutch cabler Ziggo has reported a rapid growth in the number of digital households in the first half of 2009. This resulted in an increase of 387,000 customers to reach a total base of 1,382,000. The company remains the number one provider of digital TV in the Netherlands.
DTT set-top box shipments plummet in Q2
09.46 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
Worldwide DTT set top box shipments fell by nearly 35% in Q2 compared to Q1, according to research from US based In-Stat.
Warner renews YouTube agreement
07.53 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
Following a few weeks of speculation, Warner Music Group and YouTube have signed a new licensing agreement bringing back the major record label’s music videos to the video site after a nine-month absence.
EyeTV streams live TV to the iPhone
07.46 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
Elgato, the maker of the EyeTV television reception software, has released an iPhone application that makes it possible to stream live TV from the Apple Mac computer at home to anywhere in the world.
Czech Ocko back on DTT
05.36 Europe/London, September 30, 2009 By
The Czech music channel Ocko will be distributed again via DTT from tomorrow (October 1).
M7 Group consolidates Benelux DTH platforms
16.13 Europe/London, September 29, 2009 By
The activities of the three Benelux DTH platforms Canal Digitaal Satelliet, TV Vlaanderen and TeleSat will be consolidated into a single company, the M7 Group, in Luxembourg. The group plans expansion in further territories, starting with Luxembourg.
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