80% taking BT Vision subscriptions
July 31, 2008 by Julian Clover
BT Vision has given the first indication of the number of people taking out additional packages when subscribing to the IPTV service. Read the story »
Lindsay-Davies returns to DTG
July 31, 2008 by Julian Clover
The Digital TV Group has revealed the identity of its new director-general. The man who will replace Dermot Nolan is none other than Richard Lindsay-Davies, who stood down from the post last December to join the Freesat platform. Read the story »
Sky growth in tough consumer market
July 31, 2008 by Julian Clover
Sky Digital drew ever closer to nine million subscribers at the end of June as the pay-TV operator admitted the challenging nature of the current consumer market. Read the story »
German Mobile 3.0 service to close down
July 31, 2008 by Robert Briel
Just a few months after its start, the German mobile TV operator Mobile 3.0 is said to be closing down , according to a report on the online version of the Handelsblatt. The main reason is the refusal of mobile operators to sell hand sets equipped for DVB-H reception. Read the story »
Serbian Broadcasting Agency chief sacked
July 31, 2008 by Branislav Pekic
Nenad Cekic, the head of Serbia’s Broadcasting Agency (RRA), has together with his deputy, Aleksandar Vasic, been relieved of his duties. Read the story »
MTG snaps up Bulgarian Nova TV
July 31, 2008 by Chris Dziadul
Sweden’s Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired the Bulgarian national commercial station Nova TV from Greece’s Antenna Group for €620 million in cash. Read the story »
Dutch digital customers still watch analogue
July 31, 2008 by Robert Briel
Many Dutch viewers who have a digital TV subscription still watch analogue broadcasts, according to a study carried out by GfK on behalf of SKO, the institute for TV audience research. When subscribing to digital TV, the most important reason is better quality pictures rather than more channels. Read the story »
AonTV reaches 50,000 IPTV customers
July 31, 2008 by Robert Briel
AonTV, the IPTV service from Telekom Austria announced it has now reached 50,000 customers. The operator is in the midst of a big summer marketing campaign to attract more customers. Read the story »
New owner for MTV Baltic
July 31, 2008 by Chris Dziadul
The Israeli company Ananey Communications is set to buy MTV’s operations in the Baltic Republics. Read the story »
French DTT reaches 87% of urban population
July 31, 2008 by Robert Briel
With the opening of four more DTT transmitter sites on August 1st, the French DTT network now reaches 87% of the urban population, according to the media authority CSA. Read the story »
