Ericsson is to deliver an end-to-end IPTV system to Vodafone Iceland. The solution is based on the Ericsson IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and will be part of a triple play […]
Thor becomes five
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has announced the Thor II-R satellite will be known as Thor 5. The satellite is scheduled to launch from Baikonour, Kazakhstan, in October 2007 and is expected […]
Euronews goes into Africa
EuroNews has gained additional capacity on ADSL networks in Senegal and in Morocco following a new agreement with Multi TV. The Media Overseas subsidiary, part of the Canal+ Group, has […]
Virgin picks up Warner VOD
Virgin Media has closed a deal with Warner Bros to add US shows including Nip/Tuck, The West Wing and The OC to its on demand library. The shows will form […]
TF1 shuts mobile TV services
Mobile TV has suffered another blow after top French commercial channel TF1 announced it was shutting down its mobile TV services. TF1 Mobile launched last May, but five months on […]
SES Astra passes 2,000 channels
More than 2,000 channels can now be received from SES satellite positions over Europe. In the last year the number of broadcast channels broadcast from the 19.2 degrees East, 28.2 […]
Viacom in Joost content pact
Viacom has signed a deal with new broadband TV project Joost, just days after ordering that its content be pulled from YouTube, following the collapse of similar talks. Joost will […]
US satellite radio’s “merger of equals”
The two US satellite radio players Sirius and XM have announced a $13 billion merger bringing together the unlikely combination of Howard Stern and Oprah Winfrey. The involvement of self-styled […]
Premiere reaches 60,000 HD subs
Premiere has announced improved figures for its high definition service following two financial quarters when HD barely rated a mention. According to Premiere’s HD newsletter, 60,000 subscribers had signed up […]
Red Hot IPO
Portland, the company that owns a string of adult channels including Television X and Red Hot, is examining the possibility of a flotation. The Financial Times reports that Portland, owned […]