The loss to the UK in private and social value if HD services are not allowed to develop on DTT spectrum could be as much as £15.6 billion. The figure […]
Simply Media to carry Jump TV channels
Channels from broadband TV network Jump TV are to appear through a new set-top box being launched by Simply Media. Channels from Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle […]
France Televisions gets HD cash
The French public broadcaster France Televisions is to push ahead with an expansion of high definition and digital terrestrial services following the approval of a new five-year budget. €21 million […]
Illsley becomes CacheLogic chairman
Former Telewest chief executive Tony Illsley has been named as chairman of Cambridge-based content delivery service provider CacheLogic. Illsley, who was chief executive of the cablenet from 1998 until its […]
Mezzo performs in 1.3 million homes
Classical music and jazz channel Mezzo closed 2006 with more than 1.3 million subscribers. The channel, represented internationally by Lagardère Networks International, says that it is seeing major growth. As […]
Sky in Ofcom pay-TV probe
Ofcom is to launch an investigation into the UK pay-TV market after a joint submission from BT, Setanta, Top Up TV, and Virgin Media. The wide-ranging investigation is likely to […]
Sky cuts receiver power consumption
BSkyB is introducing an innovative new feature to its Sky HD and Sky+ boxes that has been designed to reduce the energy consumption of its subscribers. Auto Standby will put […]
MHP stays mainly on the plain
Just 514 DTT receivers out of 437,000 sold in the Spanish market during the last quarter of 2006 were MHP-enabled. The figures from the DTT association Impulsa TDT said that […]
Liberty seeks Irish DTT assurances
Liberty Global has approached the Irish government to seek assurances that RTE will not be allowed to carry commercial digital television services as part of the analogue switch off process. […]
Cablecom CA reported hacked
The conditional access system used by the Swiss cablenet Cablecom has reportedly been hacked by smart card pirates. The Sonntagszeitung newspaper said that hackers had cracked the encryption codes used […]