The Polish National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has launched a consultation into the allocation of spare capacity on the country’s DTT multiplex.
Boost for Russian VOD
08.10 Europe/London, September 28, 2010 By
Russia’s VimpelCom has inked an agreement with Warner Brothers Digital Distribution under which subscribers to its Beeline IPTV service will have access to the latter’s content on an on demand basis.
German and Austrian regulators look into catch-up TV venture
11.45 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
The European Commission has referred the planned online joint venture between German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL to the German and Austrian competition authorities at their request.
3 new satellites for RSCC
11.27 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has signed contracts with Information Satellite Systems and Thales Alenia Space for the development of three new satellites.
Vivendi steps back from NBC
11.03 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
Vivendi has begun its withdrawal from NBC Universal, selling an initial tranche of its 20% holding to General Electric for $2 billion.
EC comes out against Spanish telco tax
09.59 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
The European Commission will this week formally give the Spanish government two months to amend its controversial law on the financing of the public broadcaster RTVE. The Commission believes the so-called ‘Telco tax’, introduced to compensate the PSB for a loss in advertising revenues, to be illegal.
Free and SFR add new channels
08.40 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
Both Freebox TV and Neufbox TV are adding new channels to their IPTV line up in France, the operators have announced. Bouygues Telecom is adding widgets to its Bbox.
Triax brings hybrid Videoweb to Austria
08.29 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
WATCH VIDEO. The Danish Triax group has announced it will sell the hybrid VideoWeb satellite receiver in Austria under its own brand.
Moldovan TV comes under spotlight
08.22 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
The arrest of a leading Romanian media mogul earlier this month may have implications on the TV industry in neighbouring Moldova.
Changes loom for Czech DTH market
06.43 Europe/London, September 27, 2010 By
The Czech DTH market could be about to enter a period of huge change, with the merger of the two leading platforms Skylink and CS Link a possibility. E15 reports that Media Vision, which is headed by Ivan Zach, is looking into the possibility of selling CS Link, which had 419,000 active smart card holders [...]
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