German receiver manufacturer Technisat Digital is to supply high definition digital satellite receivers for the Freesat platform.
Sit up doubles Virgin losses
Virgin Media doubled its losses in the fourth quarter, as the cablenet was hit by the loss of the DTT outlet for its shopping channel Sit up TV. Virgin was […]
Nagra renews Mediaset Premium
Nagravision and Mediaset have agreed to extend the five year old contract to supply conditional access for the broadcaster’s Italian pay DTT product.
Orange loses sports channel exclusivity
The Paris commercial court has ordered Orange to make its premium channel Orange Sport available to all French TV platforms on a non-exclusive basis.
High-end sales deliver ADB profitability
Sales of high-end digital TV equipment have helped bolster sales at ADB Group. The company grew revenues for the full year 2008 by 22.6% on 2007, the US$360.8 million coming […]
UKTV History is Yesterday from March 2
UKTV History will rebrand as Yesterday on March 2, the last of UKTV’s factual channels to be renamed, as part of the broadcaster’s plans to create a portfolio of multiplatform […]
Virgin upgrades broadband speeds
Virgin Media is to upgrade its remaining 2 Mbps broadband customers to speeds of 10 Mbps. It means that customers on the cablenet’s fibre-optic network will be able to choose […]
Premiere takes control of Premiere Star
Premiere has struck an agreement with all nine of the shareholders in Premiere Star to acquire their shares in the mini-pay bouquet.
Kathrein Group acquires TechnoTrend
Receiver manufacturer TechnoTrend has been purchased by Görler Telekom GmbH a subsidiary of the Kathrein Group in a deal reputed to be worth €10 million. The TechnoTrend brand name will […]
Oerlemans named VP ESPN channels
ESPN has appointed Jeroen Oerlemans as its vice president TV channels, EMEA. The former general manager of The Netherlands’ Sport 1 will focus on the programming and production of ESPN […]