Israel’s Antitrust Authority is reportedly concerned that Bezeq would close YES if it is allowed to purchase a majority stake in the DTH platform.
ASA says Virgin customers hate to wait longer
Virgin Media’s campaign against ADSL-delivered broadband has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from rival BT. The national press ad headlined “Hate to Wait” featured a […]
Espial buys IPTV techco Kasenna
Middleware and applications company Espial has purchased IPTV technology provider Kasenna for the relatively low price of $6.6 million (€4.18m).
Setanta renews Top Up TV deal
Setanta Sports has said it has signed a new distribution deal with the DTT pay platform Top Up TV.
Scaent takes 10% in Ocean Blue
The Scaent Group has taken a 10% stake in Ocean Blue Software, the Bristol-based company that has developed digital TV software solutions for companies including Toshiba, Sharp and Philips. The […]
Chello Zone to rep for Rush HD
Chello Zone is to represent Voom HD Networks’ Rush HD in much of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Africa. The organisation already acts for the Voom HD channel.
Dawe to head Turner marketing
Turner Broadcasting has hired the former managing director of radio station Heart FM as its vice president of marketing and communications across all the Turner Entertainment brands in the UK.
PT wins Portugal DTT licence
Portugal Telecom has been told that it has won the tender to operate the country’s DTT service, the telco has confirmed. PT had bid for the right to run the […]
Naspers sells MultiChoice Greece
South African media group Naspers has confirmed the sale of its Greek and Cypriot pay-TV business NetMed in which it owned 87% to the Greek telecommunications company Forthnet.
Kangaroo must jump Competition bar
The three public service shareholders in proposed online project Kangaroo have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the Office of Fair Trading to refer it to the Competition Commission. […]