The part privatisation of the incumbent Ukrainian telco Ukrtelecom, which was scheduled for Q1 2007, is now unlikely to take place before the end of the year. Ukrtelecom, which is […]
Archives for February 2007
BSkyB: “Real possibility of no agreement” in Virgin dispute
BSkyB has issued a robust defence of its negotiations with Virgin Media over the carriage of channels on Virgin Media. “Despite the constructive approach adopted by Sky throughout these negotiations, […]
VideoGuard to deploy on Kabel BW
NDS has secured its first deployment of the VideoGuard content protection system in Germany. Kabel BW will deploy the system later this year in the southwestern state of Baden Würtemberg. […]
Ericsson makes Tandberg counterbid
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has announced a counterbid for Tandberg Television valuing the company at SKr9.8 billion (€1.05bn). The cash offer puts a mark up of 10.4% on the previous […]
ADB/Osmosys strike ITI deal
ADB and its sister company Osmosys have begun delivering a single chip, MHP-based HD set-top box to Poland’s ITI Group. It will help the group offer a range of additional […]
Cable Congress Video Interviews: Margot Daly
In the second of the Broadband TV News interviews recorded at the recent Cable Congress in Amsterdam, Margot Daly, chief executive, Music Choice talks about European copyright law and the […]
Virgin puts Sky carriage complaint into print
Virgin Media has taken out a series of full page advertisements in the national press giving consumers its side of the story in the increasingly acrimonious dispute over the carriage […]
EU completes swift review, approves ProSiebenSat.1 acquisition
Following ProSiebenSat.1’s announcement of record annual results, Thursday, the European Commission delivered the expected icing on the cake. Allowing the German broadcasting group to be acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts […]
Cable Congress Video Interviews: Manuel Cubero
Broadband TV News was out and about with a video camera at the recent Cable Congress in Amsterdam (February 6-8, 2007) and the interviews are now available to view online. […]
Spanish satellite TV consumption increases
Satellite TV has 5.8% of the total audience in Spain, while DTT holds 4.5%, according to audience measurement company TN Sofres. At the same time, analogue terrestrial TV continues to […]