Customers protesting at BSkyB’s call to action on the possible withdrawal of its channels from the Virgin Media platform have sent more than 100 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority. […]
Digital+ continues Spanish growth
Spanish pay-TV platform Digital+ closed the year on 2,044,000 subscribers, adding 38,000 net subs on the quarter, and 84,000 on the year. The DTH platform continues to be available from […]
TV4 adds HD channel
TV4 Sweden is adding a high definition service to its stable of digital TV channels. The new station will be distributed via Canal Digital and launches later this first quarter. […]
Two options for local TV after switchover
Local TV services will need to compromise if their services are to continue after digital switchover. As part of the Digital Dividend Review, Ofcom has identified that local channels could […]
Digital coverage will match analogue reception
Ofcom has published details of the predicted coverage of the public service and commercial multiplexes following digital switchover. The UK regulator is predicting that the three DTT public service multiplexes […]
YouTube secures vintage TV rights
YouTube has signed a deal to screen a package US TV shows on the file sharing website. However, the 40-year old I Spy may not be enough to compensate the […]
Virgin acquires HBO VOD package
Virgin Media has announced a major content supply agreement with Home Box Office for a 50-hour package including The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Entourage. The programmes, most of which […]
Zappware game means viewers stick to VT4
Zappware has developed a new interactive TV application for the VT4 show De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig (The Youth of Today) in the first example of branded entertainment on Belgian television. […]
Sky ups ante in Virgin carriage row
BSkyB has increased the pressure on Virgin Media by broadcasting a promotion telling customers to contact the cable operator’s customer services department if they wish to continue viewing the Sky […]
Qualcomm completes 2nd Sky trial
Qualcomm has announced the successful completion of a second mobile TV trial of its MediaFLO system with BSkyB. The trial took place in Manchester at the end of last year […]