Media analyst Screen Digest has revised upwards its forecasts on usage data for the UK online TV market. It follows a surge in usage resulting from the commercial launch of […]
Elstein steps down from Virgin board
Virgin Media has confirmed that David Elstein has stepped down from his position on the company’s board.
ITV decision puts Sky in the red
Sky remains on target to reach its goal of 10 million subscribers by 2010, but the satellite broadcaster was hit by a £343 million charge from its ITV holding, leading […]
Virgin chief plans broadband upgrade
Virgin Media’s acting chief executive officer has said the company would look to upgrade all of the company’s broadband subscribers to the next tier.
3 applicants for Danish pay-TV
The Mediesekretariatet in Denmark has received three applications for the operation of pay-TV services on the DTT network. The Danish authorities are looking to increase competition in the TV market.
NDS wins Viasat middleware contract
Viasat Broadcasting has extended its conditional access agreement with technology supplier NDS, in the process elbowing out OpenTV as the middleware supplier, at least for the pay-TV operators newly introduced […]
TV3 and Kanal 5 come together on Viasat and Canal Digital
Sweden’s two leading entertainment channels are to be made available side by side on satellite and IPTV for the first time, giving all Swedish multichannel viewers access to the Big […]
Sky Italia in ascendancy
Sky Italia is continuing on its upward track with a second quarter operating income of $62 million.
BC Partners completes Intelsat purchase
Serafina Holdings, the entity formed by BC Partners and associates including Silver Lake, has completed the $5 billion purchase of Intelsat. The private equity grouping takes control of Intelsat Holdings.
Chello Zone to read History in CEE
The History Channel UK has appointed Chello Zone to be its distribution representative for pay-TV platforms in the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.