Copy protection specialist Macrovision is to purchase Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash and stock transaction worth $2.8 billion (€1.92bn). The company says the combined portfolios will enable libraries of commercial […]
Spring auction for UK L-band
Ofcom has published plans to auction off parts of the UK spectrum with mobile TV and satellite radio high on the list of possible uses. The auction of 1452 – […]
Market speculates on Kirch Premiere takeover
Shares in Premiere have risen for a second day amid market speculation that veteran media mogul Leo Kirch is looking to once more take control of his former pay-TV platform. […]
United front against BSkyB
BT, Setanta Sports, Top Up TV and Virgin Media have urged Ofcom to refer BSkyB’s hold on the UK pay-TV market to the Competition Commission. Although Ofcom’s consultation is designed […]
Calik acquisition ruling awaited
Turkey’s second largest media company ATV-Sabah has been purchased by the unlisted Calik Group for the minimum $1.1 billion (€750m) after the other bidders dropped out of the auction process. […]
Digi TV owner targets expansion
RCS/RDS has moved a step closer to securing the funding it needs to roll out 3G services in Romania and extend the reach of its DTH platform Digi TV, which […]
Sky would face down recession
BSkyB’s chief finance officer Jeremy Darroch has told a US audience that the DTH platform may find it harder to attract new customers should a UK consumer spending slowdown hit, […]
Bertelsmann considers acquiring all of RTL
The German Bertelsmann company is considering acquiring all of RTL. Following speculation in the German press about a possible bid to acquire the 10.2% it does not yet own, RTL […]
Irdeto acquires Cloakware
Irdeto announced today that it has acquired 100 percent of Cloakware, a privately held software company based in Vienna, Virginia, USA and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “Through a partnership our two […]
Judgment reserved in pub football case
The High Court has reserved judgment in the case of a South Coast pub that is screening live Premier League football from the Greek DTH platform Nova rather than subscribe […]