The pre-school channel JimJam, which is a joint venture between HIT Entertainment and Chello Zone, is to launch in Israel.
Spain reaches 70% DTT penetration
10.05 Europe/London, October 27, 2009 By
Seven out of ten Spanish households now have access to digital terrestrial television, according to data prepared for Impulsa TDT by the research organisation Sofres.
No change despite Sky court win over Mediaset
09.16 Europe/London, October 27, 2009 By
A Milan court hearing into the refusal by Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset to carry advertising from Sky Italia has ended with both sides claiming victory.
CME at “a new starting point”
08.19 Europe/London, October 27, 2009 By
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has posted an income of $134.5 million (€89.7 million) for the third quarter, or 33% less than in the same period last year.
Toya adds to HD offer
07.56 Europe/London, October 27, 2009 By
The Polish cable operator Toya has added seven more channels, four of which are in HD, to its offer.
Sky to explore OpenTV Core3
15.28 Europe/London, October 26, 2009 By
Sky has extended its relationship with OpenTV, licensing new patents and intellectual property rights, to support the ongoing development of its digital TV platform.
DVB security upgrade long overdue, says Farncombe
11.30 Europe/London, October 26, 2009 By
A leading consultancy has called for a replacement for the DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm (CSA), arguing that the growing ubiquity of residential always-on fast internet access has exposed a flaw in the system.
Arnesen leaves Canal Digital Denmark
10.28 Europe/London, October 26, 2009 By
Jens B. Arnesen has stepped down has CEO of Canal Digital Denmark by mutual agreement.
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