The German media authorities have told RTL and Sat.1 they disapprove of split-screen advertising, which blends in with programming. In three instances the two broadcaster violated advertising rules.
Change at the top for Romtelecom
07.40 Europe/London, June 29, 2011 By
Yorgos Ioannidis will step down as CEO of Romtelecom tomorrow (June 30) after a period of almost four and a half years in the post.
Tricolor TV goes to the movies
07.23 Europe/London, June 29, 2011 By
Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV has launched a service named Cinema Tricolor TV that allows subscribers to watch up to 12 movies a day.
Mixed fortunes for Spanish pay-TV
07.02 Europe/London, June 29, 2011 By
Revenues from pay-TV services in Spain slipped to €1,681.31 million in 2010, down from €1,768.20 million a year earlier, according to data published by the regulator CMT in its annual report.
ATVOD reduces VOD fees
19.40 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
ATVOD, the UK self-regulatory body for on demand television, has introduced a new banded fee structure that significantly reduces the fees for smaller providers and caps the fees for larger operations.
First on demand service launches in Malta
19.15 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
Malta’s first on demand television service is to launch on the Melita cablenet courtesy of the On Demand Group (ODG). The service, branded “ondemand!” will be the 18th platform where ODG has launched services.
Russian pay-TV market grows
11.00 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
The number of homes receiving pay-TV services in Russia rose by nearly 2 million in 2010, according to a study produced by the local company Discovery Research Group.
HRT chooses new chairman
10.30 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
Josip Popovac has been elected the first chairman of the Croatian public broadcaster HRT.
Ziggo simplifies TV offer
10.22 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo has announced its new line-up of analogue and digital TV packages, simplifying the subscription structure and making digital TV the standard. All subscription models include free VOD titles.
More IPTV for Croatia
09.55 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
The Croatian alternative carrier H1 Telekom plans to launch an IPTV service this autumn.
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