MTV Networks International has promoted Gideon Bierer to executive vice president of digital media.
BBC content added to Sky Player
Sky is to provide a gateway to the BBC iPlayer through its online TV service Sky Player. The new version of the player includes a series of BBC branded sections […]
Teleste in Swiss optical fibre deal.
Teleste has announced it is to supply optical fibre equipment to a leading Swiss cable operator.
Mixed picture for Thomson set-tops
Revenues from access products within Thomson’s Systems Division declined in the third quarter as US retail spending took its toll on telco activity.
Margins widen at Digital+
Digital+ increased its EBITDA margins by 10.4% to €275.33 million, in the first nine months of 2008. The Spanish DTH platform also upped its margins by 1.6% to 24% on […]
Discovery to launch Freeview channel
Discovery Communications has said it has secured capacity on the UK DTT system ahead of a new channel launch early next year. The broadcaster is believed to have paid in […]
DirecTV extends Tandberg MPEG-4 commitment
DirecTV has picked Tandberg Television’s latest MPEG-4 AVC HD encoding solutions as it expands its offer of local HD channels.
Ofcom awards HD licences
Ofcom has announced it is reserving capacity for Channel 4 and S4C, and the Channel 3 licensees (ITV plc, Channel TV, STV and UTV) to launch high definition services on […]
Trust in me
BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons says the BBC’s technical innovation is a key element of public service, as heard by Julian Clover.
6,500 TV channels in the EU
Over 6,500 TV channels can be received in the European Union and the candidate countries of Croatia and Turkey, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory.