The Canal+ Group has announced that it will acquire Occade Sport, a company specialising in the organisation of sports events. The rationale is to strengthen the group’s position in the […]
Archives for December 2007
Premiere to close down International bouquets
The German pay-TV operator Premiere is to close down its international DTH bouquets at the end of the year, according to German news reports. At the moment, there are two […]
Time for new Russian DTH platform
Russia has begun trialling a new DTH platform, according to several local reports. Known as Russian TV Time, it is aimed at viewers outside the country and is being distributed […]
@Home reaches 500,000 digital subscribers
The Dutch cable operator @Home, part of the Zesko Holding, has connected 500,000 digital homes, the company announced today. Last week, the operator also welcomed its 300,000th cable telephony subscriber. […]
Golden Telecom takeover deal struck
Golden Telecom is set to be bought by VimpelCom Finance and Lillian Acquisition, two subsidiaries of VimpelCom, for around $4.3 billion (€3.0 billion).
Euro1080 to end MPEG2 distribution
From January 1, 2008, the Belgian HD channel provider Euro1080 will broadcast its HD channels solely in MPEG4 on the Eutelsat W3 satellite on 7 degrees East and on the […]
KabelBW starts Videoguard; to launch VOD services
Starting in January, the German cable operator KabelBW will start to use the VideoGuard encryption system. It will be the first operator in Germany to use the NDS solution, which […]
Telenor wins Danish football rights
Telenor Broadcast has acquired the TV rights to the SAS-ligaen, Denmarks top flight football league, in an agreement that will run for three years from 2009. The rights were sold […]
Discovery joins Sky Picnic
Discovery Networks UK has been signed as the factual channel partner on Picnic TV, Sky’s proposed DTT pay service, currently under regulatory consideration. Discovery Channel would broadcast a 12-hour service […]
Landlady loses Sky pub appeal
The High Court has ruled against the pub landlady who had been screening Premier League matches from the Greek DTH platform Nova. Karen Murphy, landlady of the Red, White and […]