The BBC has dropped a £100 million project to digitise its production systems and suspended its chief technology officer John Linford.
Next Gen box launched by GET
May 24, 2013 11.31 Europe/London By
Norwegian operator GET has launched its new GET Box II, initially for customers on the IP part of its network, the set-top will be made available to cable homes in the summer.
BBC talks tough on retrans fees
May 23, 2013 08.19 Europe/London By
The BBC has issued a warning to BSkyB that it may begin charging the satellite platform for the retransmission of its channels.
Cablecos ponder Netflix challenge
May 22, 2013 09.56 Europe/London By
Leading cable operators such as Virgin Media and Ziggo may find themselves having to negotiate with Netflix to obtain content they don’t have access to.
Liberty Global to sell Chellomedia
May 21, 2013 10.14 Europe/London By
Liberty Global has put its Chellomedia television-channel business up for sale, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Poland doubles DTT coverage
May 20, 2013 08.30 Europe/London By
Poland has undergone the latest stage of its transition to digital broadcasting, in the process almost doubling the number of people able to receive DTT services to 25 million.
SBS Discovery buys Sweden’s TV11
May 17, 2013 09.29 Europe/London By
SBS Discovery is buying Sweden’s TV11 from the TV4 Group.
Advertisers dip into Channel 4 targeted data pool
May 17, 2013 09.27 Europe/London By
Channel 4 has announced the first batch of clients that have signed to use targeted advertising on 4oD.
TalkTalk takes the lead
May 16, 2013 09.06 Europe/London By
TalkTalk now has the fastest growing TV service in the UK, adding 150,000 subscribers in the full year to March 31 and taking the total to 230,000.
No Freeview problems in London 800MHz trials
May 15, 2013 10.52 Europe/London By
at800 has said its trials of 4G services in south east and west London found no problems with DTT services in the 800MHz band.
