Iliad SA, the owner of France’s largest alternative broadband provider Free, says it has made an offer for Deutsche Telekom’s French internet business Club Internet. Serving 600,000 ADSL and 400,000 […]
Thomson to leave a mark
Thomson is to add a forensic marking solution to its set-top boxes. The first boxes featuring NexGuard will be introduced at Germany’s CeBIT show that kicks off today, Thursday, in […]
Viacom sues YouTube/Google for $1 Billion
Videosharing site YouTube is being sued for over a billion dollars in damages by Viacom, parent company to popular TV channels MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Viacom claims that […]
Turner in KabelKiosk
Turner Broadcasting System’s Boomerang, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), channels will be distributed to cable networks in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg through Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk platform. Signals are […]
Tandberg finds extra profit thanks to taxman
There has been a material change in Tandberg’s tax position. According to the digital TV technology vendor, its after tax profit in 2006 amounted to $82.9 million (€63.1 million ), […]
On Telecoms IPTV partners revealed
On Telecoms SA, which has a nationwide general telecommunications licence for Greece, launched its IPTV service in late January as part of a new IP-based triple play service in the […]
Premiere to take on Stargate/Entavio
Premiere CEO Georg Kofler announced Thursday, the German Pay-TV operator will be taking on the fledgling competition from Stargate/SES’s Entavio basic encryption and subscription tv service. “Indeed, we are thinking […]
Premiere, arena both aim for football exclusivity
In separate interviews,Thursday, both Premiere CEO Georg Kofler and cable backed football channel arena’s CEO Dejan Jocic said they would try to gain exclusivity in broadcasting the German Bundesliga the […]
Tandberg backs Ericsson offer
The Board of Directors of Tandberg Television ASA said Wednesday that the digital television systems vendor is now recommending the voluntary offer made by Ericsson to acquire all outstanding shares […]
Flemish analogue switch-over in 2008
Flanders (Belgium) will switch off its analogue terrestrial television signals at the end of 2008, the Flemish government has decided. The Dutch speaking part of the country is highly cabled […]