The BBC Trust has announced it is to run a Public Value Test on proposals by the BBC Executive to run a permanent high definition television channel. The Public Value […]
Hungary prepares for digital switch
Details of a draft law on the transition to digital broadcasting have been announced in Hungary. Aside from a DTT tender, they include proposals on several aspects of programme distribution. […]
Autonomy to float Blinkx video website
Autonomy Corporation of Cambridge is to float its consumer division on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. At the same time the compny will excercise its option to buy the […]
Virgin and Sky begin High Court tussle
Virgin Media has begun its High Court case against BSkyB. In papers submitted to the Court, Virgin has accuses the pay-TV platform of abusing a dominant position. The two companies […]
Arris improves financial performance
Arris Group has posted revenues of $253.5 million (€185.8 million) for Q1 2007, or 13% more than in the corresponding period in 2006. At the same time, its net income […]
90% HD penetration if Ofcom grants DTT spectrum
Ninety per cent of UK homes will be watching high definition by 2020, but only if Ofcom allocates additional spectrum for the HD format. Research from Strategy Analytics suggests that […]
Thomson set-top growth
Thomson shipped 5.3 million set-top boxes in the first quarter of 2007. The French company said that its Access Products activities showed good growth, particularly in the cable and telecom […]
Orion eying PrimaCom and Pepcom
German operator Orion Cable, the holding company of EWT and TeleColumbus, is eying PrimaCom and Pepcom. The latter has about 500,000 connected homes in various German towns including Munich and […]
Neuf Cegetel confirms Deutsche Telekom talks
In a statement delivered this morning before the opening of the exchanges, Neuf Cegetel confirmed it is in exclusive talks with Deutsche Telekom to buy its French subsidiary Club Internet. […]
Com Hem’s triple play boost
Sweden’s largest cable operator Com Hem has improved its first quarter EBITDA by 14% as the company further developed its triple play offer. EBITDA rose to SEK355 million (€34.18m) compared […]