The Dutch frequency regulator Agentschap Telecom has given permission to start a pilot with a number of low-power DVB-T transmitters to test the feasibility of local digital broadcasting.
BBC iPlayer makes Virgin debut
Virgin Media today announced the introduction of the BBC iPlayer for its 3.5 million cable customers. It’s the first time the on demand service has been made available on a […]
New Dutch home shopping channel launched
A new Dutch home shopping channel named ShopZo has made its debut. Initially, the new service is being made available on the three Zesko cablenets, Casema, @Home and Multikabel, in […]
Prima TV to expand DTT broadcasts
The Czech national commercial station Prima TV plans to start DTT broadcasts in city of Brno in the second half of May, according to Patrik Slavnik, its technical director.
UPC to test retail model on Dutch market
UPC Nederland has said it will launch an HD cable receiver from Philips for the Dutch market on May 15. Retailing at €249.99, it will allow customers to save €5 […]
KPN reaches 553,000 TV customers
This morning, the Dutch incumbent KPN said it had 553,000 TV customers at the end of March, representing a growth of 56,000 during the first quarter. A year ago, KPN […]
One million cards for Dutch Canal Digitaal
The Dutch DTH provider Canal Digitaal Satelliet says it has now reached one million active smart cards, making it once more the largest digital provider. However, the number of cards […]
France: number of DTT receivers doubled
In the past year, the number of DTT receivers sold or rented out in France more than doubled to 17.4 million, according to research from GfK. Since March 2005, 13,006,000 […]
Hungarian DTT bidders revealed
The Hungarian National Communications Authority (NHH) says that it has received a total of four bids for the DVB-T and T-DAB licences it is advertising.
Two bid for Portugal DTT
Portugal Telecom has as expected become the principal bidder for DTT licences in the country. Sweden’s Airplus has also submitted a bid for a licence that covers pay-TV services alone.