Tele 2 to launch analogue cable offer
March 15, 2010 by Robert Briel
Tele 2 has become the first Dutch party to announce that it will start selling analogue cable to its customers from June 1st. Read the story »
European Court to look into Berlusconi’s television interests
March 11, 2010 by Robert Briel
Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s control over television broadcasting in Italy goes against European democratic standards, the Open Society Justice Initiative has argued in a brief filed today with the European Court of Human Rights. Read the story »
OPTA publishes “final” Open Cable rules
March 11, 2010 by Robert Briel
The Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA has published the final version of the Open Cable rules and pricing for the nation’s two major operators, Ziggo and UPC. Read the story »
Cologne court rejects Kabel BW complaints
March 10, 2010 by Robert Briel
The Verwaltungsgericht Köln, a court in Cologne, has rejected a claim from cable operator Kabel BW to stop the planned auction of the digital dividend frequencies, which is set for April 12. The cabler is afraid the new mobile services will cause interference with cable tuners and high speed modems. Read the story »
Virgin objects to Canvas control
March 4, 2010 by Robert Briel
14.00 Update. Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. Virgin CEO Neil Berkett has attacked the BBC Trust over the handling of the on-demand online video to TV Canvas project. Read the story »
CSA selects two regional broadcasters
February 24, 2010 by Robert Briel
The French media authority CSA has announced that two licences have been issued to regional broadcasters on the digital terrestrial network. Read the story »
Berlin court confirms cable retransmission fees
February 23, 2010 by Robert Briel
The Berlin Supreme Court has ruled that cable providers need to pay VG Media for the distribution of private radio stations and TV channels. Read the story »
Euronews looking for Spanish DTT licence
February 21, 2010 by Robert Briel
Following the exit of Spanish state broadcaster RTVE from the Euronews consortium, the news channel is now actively pursuing a digital terrestrial licence in the country. Read the story »
Court backs Mediaset stance on Sky advertisements
February 18, 2010 by Julian Clover
News Corp has said it will approach the European Commission after a Rome court said it could do nothing to prevent Mediaset from refusing to take advertising for Sky Italia. Read the story »
State Council suspends CSA EPG ruling
February 17, 2010 by Robert Briel
CanalSat has won a small victory in its battle with BFM-TV and NRJ12 with regards to the EPG position of the two channels. The French State Council (Conseil d’Etat) has suspended a decision of the media authority CSA. Read the story »
