The Portuguese government has approved a draft bill that will lead to the launch of a tender to operate digital terrestrial television in the country. According to an official from […]
SevenOne Media Austria acquires Puls TV
SevenOne Media Austria, a wholly owned subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, has acquired the Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls TV after receiving permission for the takeover from the country’s competition authority. […]
RTL Group reports EBITA of more than €500 million
The RTL Group has for the first time reported a half-year EBITA of more than €500 million, the actual figure being €515 million, up 7.7%. Despite the sale of the […]
Approval for Sky Amstrad acquisition
The Office of Fair Trading has given the green light to BSkyB’s £125 million (€172m) purchase of satellite receiver manufacturer Amstrad. Last week, BSkyB announced that it was extending the […]
Belgacom TV gains 51,683 subs
Belgian incumbent telecoms operator Belgacom has gained 51,683 new subscribers for its IPTV service in the first half of 2007. Of these, 41,857 subscribers were added during the second quarter, […]
Burch absent from Virgin sale talks
It has emerged that outgoing Virgin Media CEO Steve Burch has had no involvement in the sale of the cablenet for over two and a half months. The information came […]
Kudelski new technology boost
Kudelski says that it is on target to more than double revenues from its so-called new business areas of terrestrial TV, IPTV and mobile TV and new products including digital […]
C-COR turns profit thanks to litigation
Network vendor C-COR has reported increased year-on-year sales for its fourth quarter and full year. However, both its income and results from one off gains are down. Net sales from […]
Kabel Deutschland reports upward trends
Kabel Deutschland KDG, Germany’s largest cable operator, has reported an upward trend and success in the marketing of broadband and telephony services over the network. In the second quarter of […]
Ofcom: Convergence is here
Convergence has finally arrived, according to Ofcom’s annual study of the UK Communications market. The regulator reports that in the first half of 2007 some 90% of UK singles sales […]