No less than 18 parties have applied for a licence to the French media regulator CSA for the remaining digital terrestrial capacity in Paris.
Ireland rules out commercial DTT until 2013
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has said it does not see a possibility for the launch of a commercial digital terrestrial television service in the Republic until after analogue switch […]
Sky Movie rights face Ofcom WMO
Sky faces further regulation of its premium content after Ofcom confirmed plans to refer the sale of pay-TV movie rights to the Competition Commission.
RTÉ transmission network faces sale
Ireland’s transmitter network could be put up for auction, following a report by the State assets review group.
Cable broadband ‘twice as fast’ as DSL
UK consumers increased their broadband speeds by an average of 25% over the last 12 months, but new research conducted for the regulator Ofcom has revealed a widening gap between […]
Dutch ISP Online to offer analogue cable
Dutch ISP Online has become the second party to offer an analogue cable TV product under the new Open Cable provision.
Another chance to pay on French DTT
French broadcast regulator Le Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has confirmed plans for three new pay-TV channels on the country’s DTT system.
OFT to look at BSkyB-VMtv sale
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate BSkyB’s acquisition of Virgin Media’s television business.
EC approval for Sky Italia DTT plans
The European Commission has accepted plans for Sky Italia to bid for digital terrestrial capacity, but on the pre-condition that it is restricted to free-to-air broadcasts until 2015.
Way cleared for Sky Italia 3rd party access
Italy’s anti-trust authority has closed an investigation into Sky Italia after accepting commitments from the satcaster that would ensure third party channels gained access to the platform. AGCOM had been […]