Project Canvas has confirmed it has submitted a merger analysis to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). At the same time the organisation is to be joined by Arqiva, further […]
CLT blocks reselling of RTL channels
CLT will not allow reselling of its channels RTL4, 5, 7 and 8 by Dutch cable operators UPC and Ziggo to third-parties. This could effectively block implementation of the Open […]
Tele 2 to launch analogue cable offer
Tele 2 has become the first Dutch party to announce that it will start selling analogue cable to its customers from June 1st.
European Court to look into Berlusconi’s television interests
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 […]
OPTA publishes “final” Open Cable rules
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.
Cologne court rejects Kabel BW complaints
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 […]
Virgin objects to Canvas control
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.
CSA selects two regional broadcasters
The French media authority CSA has announced that two licences have been issued to regional broadcasters on the digital terrestrial network.
Berlin court confirms cable retransmission fees
The Berlin Supreme Court has ruled that cable providers need to pay VG Media for the distribution of private radio stations and TV channels.
Euronews looking for Spanish DTT licence
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.