Satellite radio service Worldspace has said it has reached agreement with holders of its $155 million (€114.54) convertible notes to redeem $50m in cash and renegotiate the terms of the […]
Virgin commences High Court action
Virgin Media has confirmed it is to challenge what it perceives as anti-completive behaviour by Sky. The cablenet today (Thursday) begun proceedings in the High Court in a bid to […]
FX, Nat Geo Benelux plan HD
Fox Entertainment’s FX service is to launch a high definition service in the next few months. The channel has received a licence from Ofcom as part of the latest batch […]
Canal+ shareholders consider options
Canal+ chief executive Bertrand Meheut has said former TPS shareholders TF1 and M6 could withdraw from the pay-TV company within the next three years. Meheut told the French daily Le […]
Finnish cable gets analogue extension
The Finnish transport and telecommunications ministry has said that it is prepared to grant cable operators an extension if they are unable to upgrade all their subscribers to digital TV. […]
Delisting threat for Russia’s MCC
Moscow CableCom Corp. has revealed that it received notification last week of possible delisting from the Nasdaq Global Market. The reason given for this was a delay in submitting its […]
Digiturk IPO this year
Turkey’s DTH pay platform Digitürk is planning a stock market flotation just a year after the private equity company Providence Equity Partners bought a 47% stake in the operator. The […]
Dutch regulator struggles to control dominance
The Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA has long been at loggerheads with the European Commission, trying to regulate what it sees as market dominance by the cable operators. The EC sees […]
ICSTIS beefs up quiz TV rules
Britain’s premium rate services regulator ICSTIS has published a new set of rules designed to boost public confidence in TV quiz services. The rules, which will come into force in […]
Sir Michael Lyons appointed BBC Chairman
Sir Michael Lyons has been named as the new chairman of the BBC Trust, Downing Street has announced. Sir Michael will take up his post as head of the BBC’s […]