Cable Europe has issued a call to Member States to carefully examine the Digital Dividend recommendation released by the European Commissioner. It lays out new uses for European spectrum that […]
Digita DTT licence extended
The Finnish Council of State has granted Digita licences for the terrestrial television broadcasting network, which in effect extends the current situation.
No change despite Sky court win over Mediaset
A Milan court hearing into the refusal by Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset to carry advertising from Sky Italia has ended with both sides claiming victory.
German regulator okays three broadcasters
The joint committee of the regional media authorities (ZAK) in Germany has approved applications from three broadcasters, including Sky Deutschland.
Trust rejects iPlayer federation
15.00 Update. The BBC Trust has rejected plans to create an online federation, using the BBC iPlayer to give access to content from public service broadcasters, through a combination of […]
Dutch to replace cable councils
The Dutch system of cable programme councils might be replaced by a new mechanism to protect consumer interests concerning basic television services.
Ziggo appeals analogue ruling
The Dutch cable operator Ziggo has filed a request for an interim suspension with the Groningen Tribunal against the ruling by the media authority Commission for the Media (CVDM) to […]
Teracom exorcises ‘ghost’ multiplex
Swedish transmission company Teracom has commenced work on the construction of the country’s sixth digital terrestrial multiplex with channels that have been licensed to use the platform since January 2009 […]
EC takes Belgium to court over must carry
The European Commission today decided to take Belgium to the European Court of Justice for “must-carry” rules, imposed on broadcasters in the bilingual region of Brussels-Capital, after it failed to […]
Analogue switch-off set for Paris
The French media authority CSA has set the date for analogue switch-off of the Oaris region, Ile de France, as March 8, 2011.