The sale of the French DTH platform TPS to the Canal+ Group has added to the balance sheet at TF1. In its year-end financial statements the French commercial broadcaster said […]
Numericable picks OpenTV
France’s principal cable operator Numericable has opted for OpenTV as its new middleware system as it prepares to rollout advanced digital TV services. The MSO is planning to introduce high […]
Reding: Spectrum reform won’t happen overnight
The European Commission has unveiled its strategy for a more flexible use of the radio spectrum. The plan is to reduce access and usage restrictions after it was found existing […]
Ericsson to power Vodafone Iceland IPTV
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 […]