More videos from the recent Cable Congress in Amsterdam have now been added to the Resources section of the Broadband TV News website. Included are George Stromeyer, Vice-President & Managing […]
Archives for February 2007
Trade Secretary launches Sky-ITV investigation
Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling is to rule on whether BSkyB’s purchase of a 17.9% stake in ITV was against the public interest. Darling has asked Ofcom to hold […]
Slight delay for Apple TV
Apple TV will launch mid-March, a spokesperson for the company said yesterday. The device will wirelessly connect up to five computers to the television set for play back of video […]
Arris evaluates Ericsson Tandberg offer
Arris Group has said the company is evaluating Ericsson’s bid for Tandberg Television following Monday’s surprise bid for the technology company. In a statement Arris said it was currently assessing […]
March 1 debut for HBO subscription service
According to a report in the Polish press, HBO’s new subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service HBO Digital will make its debut in Hungary on March 1. Initially offering 50 hours of […]
TVP president sacked
Bronislaw Wildstein, the controversial head of the Polish public broadcaster TVP, has been dismissed from his post. He has been temporarily replaced by Andrzej Urbanski, an advisor to the country’s […]
EC approves Liberty Global control of Telenet
The European Commission has approved Liberty Global’s recently increased and controlling ownership position in Telenet Group Holding NV. As previously announced on November 13, 2006, Liberty Global exercised options that […]
Virgin secures non-exclusive rights to Lost
Virgin Media has agreed to non-exclusive rights to Buena Vista International Television’s Lost. The extension to an existing agreement with BVITV means that Series 1 and 2 of Lost, screened […]
Can Virgin drop Sky Three when it’s not being carried?
Virgin Media’s dispute with Sky over the carriage of its basic channels has focused on the flagship channels of Sky One and Sky News. However, there are other Sky branded […]
CSA extends mobile TV consultation
The French media regulator CSA has put back the date for the completion of its consultation into mobile TV by two weeks. The second phase of the consultation including a […]