There is much international interest for the 43% share in commercial broadcaster ATV that the Austrian Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse (Bawag) wants to put up for […]
ASEAN ministers endorse DVB-T
The ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) have endorsed last month’s decision by the ASEAN Digital Broadcasting council to use the DVB-T standard. The countries included in the pact are […]
Autumn call for French mobile TV
The CSA has said it will advertise for applicants for a mobile TV service in October this year. It follows the consultation by the French regulator over the provision of […]
Dutch broadcasters to lose TV listing monopoly
A 40-year battle over the sharing of schedule information between the Dutch public broadcasters and commercial publishers seems likely to be drawn to a close. A parliamentary majority is expected […]
Ofcom issues new broadcast licences
Arsenal TV is one of a new batch of television services licensed by Ofcom in May. The North London football club will join Manchester United’s MUTV and Chelsea TV in […]
Franklin Eutelsat holding reaches 10%
Franklin Resources has confirmed that its stake in Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has passed the 10% threshold. According to information published by the French stock market regulator AMF, Franklin […]
Naspers invests in German mobile TV
South African media company Naspers has taken a 37.53% interest in German mobile TV operator MFD (Mobiles Fernsehen Deutschland GmbH). The company operates a four-channel DMB service in 16 urban […]
New channels needed to drive Italian switchover
Italian minister for communications Paolo Gentiloni has called on publishers to develop new TV channels to help drive the country’s digital switchover process. He told the conference that there remained […]
Sweden proposes DTT restructuring
The Swedish government has said it is referring the structure of Sweden’s digital terrestrial network to the council on legislation. It now seems likely that the DTT platform will be […]
Magyar Telekom tightens its belt
Christopher Mattheisen, the CEO of the incumbent Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom, has said that consolidation in the company is to be stepped up in order to make savings of billions […]