The Czech Telecom Office (CTU) has imposed fines of CZK20 million (€772,000) each on the M7 Group and UPC DTH, operators of the DTH platforms Skylink/CS Link and freeSAT respectively.
Eutelsat 3D successfully launched by ILS Proton
May 15, 2013 07.51 Europe/London By
The Eutelsat 3D satellite has been successfully launched by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS and is now on its way to its operating location at 3 degrees East.
HD+ increases customer base to 1.1 million
May 13, 2013 11.35 Europe/London By
Germany’s HD+ platform has successfully started the new financial year with 1,103,701 paying households, representing a doubling of subscriber numbers over the last year.
Problems mount for Bulgaria’s Satellite BG
May 13, 2013 07.46 Europe/London By
The Bulgarian DTH platform Satellite BG has run into serious difficulties, with its owners facing the threat of bankruptcy.
Setanta Sports goes HD with MEASAT
May 13, 2013 07.31 Europe/London By
Sky wins Italian football ruling
May 10, 2013 11.46 Europe/London By
The Italian competition authority has found no evidence that Sky Italia’s acquisition of UEFA Champions League 2012-2015) and FIFA World Cup (2012-2015) TV rights represented an abuse of a dominant position.
Eutelsat 3D set for May 14 ILS Proton launch
May 9, 2013 09.36 Europe/London By
The Eutelsat 3D satellite will be launched on Proton M launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on May 14.
Sky Italia falls hit News Corp
May 9, 2013 08.47 Europe/London By
News Corp’s Direct Broadcast Satellite division moved to an $11 million loss in the March quarter.
IPTV grows at Magyar Telekom
May 9, 2013 07.48 Europe/London By
The migration from cable to IPTV is gathering pace at the Hungarian incumbent Magyar Telekom.
Digi hit by Hungarian fine
May 8, 2013 09.50 Europe/London By
Digi TV has been fined HUF5 million (€17,039) by the Hungarian regulator NMHH for illegally removing certain channels from its offer.
