ITV Play has been taken off the air as the broadcaster suspended premium interactive services. ITV has appointed Deloitte to conduct an audit of all of the interactive services after […]
Dublin DTT trial enters second phase
Several thousand people in the greater Dublin area are to be given free digital set-top boxes as part of the second phase of Ireland’s digital TV trial. Iniitally 500 participants, […]
Disney channel Africa goes 24/7
Multichoice subscribers have been able to enjoy The Disney Channel 24-hours-a-day since March 1. Disney launched a 16-hour schedule to 1.3 million DStv subscribers across South and sub-Saharan Africa on […]
Fastweb’s Scaglia backs broadband Babelgum
Fastweb founder Silvio Scaglia is backing a new broadband television and on demand service known as Babelgum. Scaglia, who is still the Italian IPTV operator’s largest shareholder is investing €10 […]
Multichoice targets East African rival
Multichoice is extending its new 14-channel digital TV package into Uganda for a monthly sh46,000 (€20.34). DStv compact is being launched at a time when Multichoice is facing new competition […]
Homolay named CTAM Europe MD
Former HBO Central Europe Regional Marketing Manager Krisztina Homolay has joined CTAM Europe (Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing) as the organisation’s managing director. She will report to the board of […]
Tandberg installs MPEG-4 for Inuk
Tandberg Television is to supply a package of MPEG-4 AVC encoders and professional receivers to the Freewire IPTV service. Freewire is currently supplying a package of free-to-air digital channels to […]
Sky remote record goes online
Sky Digital has extended its remote record feature to the Internet. Viewers with Sky+ and Sky HD boxes will now be able to arrange for programmes to be recorded at […]
Wogan meets The Hogfather in BPG nominations
The unlikely combination of Gloria Hunniford, Terry Wogan and The Hogfather come together in the Multichannel category of this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild awards. Hunniford has been nominated for an […]
BBC launches YouTube channels
The BBC has launched two channels on the Google-owned YouTube with a third to follow. The commercial deal is for two BBC-branded entertainment channels showing short form videos under two […]