Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is to buy a number of cable networks from Orion Cable for €585 million, thereby increasing its customer total by 1.2 million homes. At the same time, […]
Premiere sets share price at €12.50
The German pay-TV operator Premiere has set the price for its newly issued shares at €12.50. It wants to raise sufficient funds to bid for the Bundesliga rights by issuing […]
Ofcom: BBC HD will encourage high-def take-up
Plans by the BBC to introduce a high definition channel is unlikely to have a significant negative market impact, according to Ofcom. Publishing its Market Impact Assessment (MIA) on BBC […]
8-week delay for BSkyB-ITV report
The Competition Commission has said it is to delay its report into BSkyB’s purchase of a 17.9% stake in ITV by eight weeks. It means the report will not now […]
Pace: Outlook good, for the time being
Pace Micro Technology has told the City that it expects its results for its current shortened financial year to be significantly ahead of expectations. The company is changing its year-end […]
Think tank to advise on UK media
RTS CAMBRIDGE. Culture Secretary James Purnell has revealed plans to create a media think tank to advise government on media policy. The group would work in partnership with the business […]
RTL and SBS6 offices raided over call-in game shows
The Dutch fiscal police and the watchdog of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (FIOD and ECD) have raided the offices of RTL and SBS to gather evidence in criminal proceedings […]
Dutch pubcasters faced with large podcast bills
Dutch public broadcasters NPS, NOS, KRO and VPRO have received large copyright bills for podcasts that may contain music from the Dutch Association of Record Companies (NVPI) through the rights agency […]
Mediaset Premium doubles revenues
Mediaset is continuing to experience growth on its terrestrial pay-TV operations. Mediaset Premium more than doubled revenues in the first six months of 2007 to €92.5 million. The figure includes […]
Minister puts TV over internet
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport James Purnell has stressed the importance of television over the internet. Referring to the recent call TV crisis that has hit UK […]