Mobile operator 3 Austria has said it now has 90,000 regular users of its hybrid mobile TV service, using both the cellular network and the national DVB-H transmitter network.
Canal and Orange battle it out
The war between pay-TV rivals Canal+ and Orange TV is still going on. According to the French newspaper La Tribune, Vivendi subsidiaries Canal+ and SFR filed a complaint against Orange […]
RTL to test pay-TV for Stuttgart launch
The RTL Group will use MPEG-4 as the transmission standard for its Stuttgart launch. In addition to the free-to-air channels, two low pay channels from the RTL Group, RTL Crime […]
OPTA ruling should not impede digitalisation
The opening up of Dutch cable networks UPC and Ziggo for resellers of the analogue TV bouquet should not impede the speed of digitalisation in the country. The blessing of […]
Mobiele TV Nederland gets DMB licence
TThe Dutch Ministry of Ecconomic Affairs has decided to issue a national DAB+DMB licence to Mobiele TV Nederland.
Jetix appoints John Hardie as CEO
Jetix has announced that John Hardie has been appointed as CEO of Jetix Europe. Hardie will begin work immediately, succeeding Paul Taylor, who today announced his resignation from Jetix Europe […]
EC gives green light to Dutch Open Cable
The European Commission has given the green light to Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA to open up the country’s cable TV market. Alternative telecom operator Tele 2 has already announced it […]
Numericable reassures its workers
The French cable operator Numericable is trying to reassure his employees their jobs are safe, following a warning by the holding company on its financial situation.
UPC to resist digital TV price war
UPC Nederland is not prepared to lower the pricing of its digital TV product, even though KPN is now charging half the amount for its Digitenne offer.
The failure of EuroparlTV
The success of video sites such as YouTube can lead to the false conclusion that anyone who starts “broadcasting” on the web is guaranteed viewers.