The Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD), which co-regulates UK video-on-demand services with Ofcom is to reduce its fee tariff by an across the board 3.58%.
France launches investigation into TPS/Canalsat merger
March 29, 2012 11.24 Europe/London By
The French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) has opened an in-depth investigation into the 2006 merger of satellite TV operators TPS and CanalSatellite.
CSA decides on six FTA DTT channels
March 27, 2012 14.30 Europe/London By
The French media authority CSA has chosen the six HD channels that will broadcast free-to-air on the French DTT network.
Rovi claims Ziggo infringes three of its patents
March 20, 2012 07.25 Europe/London By
Rovi is continuing its court case against Ziggo, according to the IPO prospectus of the Dutch cable operator.
Canal+ backs a change in SVOD window
March 16, 2012 08.46 Europe/London By
French premium broadcaster Canal+ is looking to change the window for its SVOD service Canal Play Infinity.
Commission revisits movie inquiry after OTT launches
March 14, 2012 09.56 Europe/London By
The Competition Commission is to widen its investigation into the supply of pay-TV movies following the launch of OTT services from Netflix and Lovefilm.
Diller expects “great fight” with broadcasters
March 12, 2012 21.12 Europe/London By
New York-based Aereo has filed a countersuit against broadcasters, reports Reuters. Broadcasters including ABC, CBS Corp, NBC Universal and Telemundo sued Aereo, seeking an injunction to stop its alleged plan to retransmit their channels without permission.
iPlayer deal saves BBC Sky platform costs
March 12, 2012 10.10 Europe/London By
The amount paid by the BBC towards its carriage on the Sky DTH platform is to be reduced by up to 30% following its agreement to add iPlayer content to Sky Anytime+, Broadband TV News can reveal.
Ofcom project to scrutinise BSkyB
March 9, 2012 07.10 Europe/London By
The media regulator Ofcom has appointed a team to more closely monitor whether BSkyB should maintain its status as being fit and proper to hold a broadcast licence.
Ofcom complains about Dutch sex channels
March 8, 2012 09.50 Europe/London By
The UK regulator Ofcom has registered a formal complaint with its counterpart in the Netherlands about the sex channels it is allowing to target UK viewers through the Freeview platform.
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