Proposals to raise the amount paid by Norwegian cablenets for commercial channel TV2 by some 1,500% have been ruled illegal by the Cable Dispute Tribunal.
BFM TV and Canal fight over ‘audience manipulation’
Alain Weill, president of the NextRadioTV group, owner of the French news channel BFM TV, has accused the Canal+ Group of trying to manipulate the audience in favour of the […]
Primacom challenges KDG wholesale pricing
The German cable operator Primacom has complained to the regulator Bundesnetzagentur about the wholesale pricing of Kabel Deutschland (KDG) for the delivery of television channels to Level 4 operators.
French broadcasters denounce Call TV tax
The French Association of private channels (ACP) has denounced the decision by the Senate to impose a new tax for television stations on revenues from phone calls made to Call […]
Mediaset takes Sky USB key to Antitrust Authority
13.00 Update: Mediaset has filed a suit with the Italian Antitrust Authority claiming that Sky Italia’s USB key is in breach of national and international competition regulations.
STV sues ITV in £12m VOD claim
An ongoing dispute between ITV plc and the Scottish commercial network STV has spilled over into VOD rights.
Huffman compression already in place on Freesat
EXCLUSIVE: Freesat has used Huffman compression – the subject of an extended Ofcom consultation over its introduction on Freeview HD – since launch, Broadband TV News can reveal.
RTL and SBS settle in Call TV case
The Dutch commercial broadcasters SBS and RTL Nederland will each pay €9 million to the Dutch state to prevent further prosecution in the Call TV case. Production companies 2Way Traffic […]
£115m Canvas open to non-PSB partners
Delays in the launch of Project Canvas have led to a significant increase in the costs surrounding the proposed hybrid platform and associated user interface, according to new figures from […]
Dutch cable opens up in March 2010
The Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA has published its draft regulation for the opening up of the Ziggo and UPC cable networks to third party resellers. Interested parties can submit their […]