Harmonic has acquired the transcoding software vendor Rhozet Corporation for $15.5 million (€11.3 million) in a mixture of cash and 1.1 million Harmonic shares to compliment its line of compression […]
Ofcom proposes HD spectrum rejig
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has said the UK regulator has drawn up a plan that would allow up to four HD channels to be broadcast on the DTT system.
Ofcom renews L-band consultation
Ofcom has announced a further consultation on the proposed auction for spectrum between 1452 and 1492 MHz. The consultation is designed to address some of the issues that came out […]
Q2 sales rise for Canal Plus
Second quarter sales at Canal Plus rose to €438.7 million from €411.3m in the previous year, according to data released by owners Vivendi Universal. The increase of 6.7% compares with […]
Virgin-Sky case could continue into 2008
Virgin Media subscribers looking for a return of Sky’s basic channels could be in for a long wait. The High Court in London heard on Tuesday that the case between […]
KPN loses bid to open Dutch cablenets
Dutch cablenets Casema, Essent, Multikabel, UPC, and Delta Kabel have won their appeal against OPTA’s March 17, 2006 ruling on broadcast distribution services. The business tribunal (College van Beroep voor […]
EFTA backs Canal Digital-TV2 pact
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has backed Canal Digital Norge in its agreement with Norway’s quasi-commercial channel TV2. Rival operator Viasat had complained that the exclusive agreement between Canal Digital’s DTH […]
Double-digit growth continues for MTG
Sweden’s MTG has again posted double-digit growth for its pay-TV operations in the latest quarter. While net sales in the Nordic region were, at SEK882 million (€96.07 million), 13% higher […]
Vivendi interest sends Premiere shares up
Shares in Premiere climbed by 4% on Monday following speculation that the French media group and Canal+ owner Vivendi was interested in acquiring the company. Financial Times Deutschland reported that […]
Pace firmly back in the black
Pace Micro Technology has reported a doubling in revenues in its results for the year ending June 2, 2007. The digital TV technology company recorded revenues of £386.5 million (€524.79m) […]