Tele2 AB announced today that it has purchased the remaining 24.9% in Tele2 Syd AB, the former E.ON Bredband Sverige AB. The broadband over fibre operator passes 500,000 homes in […]
Telegraaf to take ProSiebenSat.1 stake
The Dutch Telegraaf Media Groep has said the company has agreed to take a minority stake in Germany’s ProSiebenSat1 Media. TMG owns 20% in SBS Broadcasting alongside Lavena Holding 4, […]
Pay-TV boosts Russia’s SMM
According to local reports, Russia’s Sistema Mass Media (SMM) saw its Q1 2007 sales rise year-on-year by 79% to $25 million (€18.6 million) thanks largely to the addition of new […]
ONO passes 1.9 million subscriber mark
Spain’s dominant cable operator ONO added over 100,000 ‘revenue generating units’ (RGUs) in the first quarter. As of March 31, 2007, the company recorded 1,847,000 subscribers and has subsequently passed […]
Broadcasters gain spectrum reprieve
Two spectrum auctions planned by the regulator Ofcom have been delayed after pressure from broadcasters and telecoms companies. The timetable for the sell-off of spectrum gained as part of the […]
De Mol sells Tien to RTL
John de Mol is to sell his Tien TV channel (formerly known as Talpa) to RTL Nederland. The move was announced earlier today on the RTL Nieuws website. However, within […]
Ingenious takes control of Two Way TV
Ingenious Media Active Capital has taken a controlling stake in the interactive TV services company Two Way TV. The funding, described in a statement as being ‘up to £5.34 million’ […]
Polish platform n posts loss
The Polish new generation DTH platform n had revenues of €4.569 million and negative EBITDA of €9.342 million in Q1 2007. According to its owners ITI Group, the service, which […]
First quarter comes together for Unity Media
Unity Media has reported a strong first quarter performance with an increase in revenues of over 30% to €181 million as the so-called RGUs (Revenue Generating Units) climbed by 9% […]
New AV Directive in place by end of year
Agreement has been reached between the European Parliament and Council on the new Audiovisual Media Services without frontiers Directive. The new framework will cover all audiovisual services and will replace […]