This February Portugal will start the tender for the planned DTT service, according to the minister of Public Works and Telecommunications, Mário Lino. Applications will be accepted for free-to-air and […]
Archives for January 2008
Austrian VOD deal for On Demand Deutschland
On Demand Deutschland (ODD) is to supply VOD content to Telekom Austria’s Aon TV VOD service.
BBC plans interactivity for HD
The BBC is looking into the addition of interactive services on its BBC HD channel. Last week at the Festival of Technology conference organised by the corporation’s Research and Development […]
Canal+/TPSA secure football rights deal
A consortium of Canal+ and the incumbent Polish telco TPSA has won the right to screen matches from the Polish premier football league Ekstraklasa for the next three seasons.
SA platforms await STB interoperability decision
The South African communications department has said it plans to present its proposals on digital television services to cabinet by the end of March. Included are controversial proposals to open […]
Czech DTT worries raised
Up to 1.5 million Czechs may still not be able to receive digital TV at the end of 2010, according to Jane Hannahovou, the head of the national transmission company […]
European Court orders Rete 4 satellite transfer
The European Court of Justice is to ask Italy to require Mediaset to transfer its Rete 4 channel to satellite and cease broadcasting on its terrestrial frequencies.
Comstar-UTS moves into Armenia
Russia’s Comstar-UTS says that it has started to build a WiMAX network in Armenia.
UPC Romania maps out strategy
UPC is in negotiations to buy a number of small Romanian cable operators, according to Richard Anderson, CEO of the company’s operations in the country.
MegaFon ponders IPO
The Russian mobile company MegaFon may hold an IPO in 2009, according to its DG Sergei Soldatenkov.