The CSA has said it will advertise for applicants for a mobile TV service in October this year. It follows the consultation by the French regulator over the provision of […]
Dutch broadcasters to lose TV listing monopoly
A 40-year battle over the sharing of schedule information between the Dutch public broadcasters and commercial publishers seems likely to be drawn to a close. A parliamentary majority is expected […]
Ofcom issues new broadcast licences
Arsenal TV is one of a new batch of television services licensed by Ofcom in May. The North London football club will join Manchester United’s MUTV and Chelsea TV in […]
New channels needed to drive Italian switchover
Italian minister for communications Paolo Gentiloni has called on publishers to develop new TV channels to help drive the country’s digital switchover process. He told the conference that there remained […]
Sweden proposes DTT restructuring
The Swedish government has said it is referring the structure of Sweden’s digital terrestrial network to the council on legislation. It now seems likely that the DTT platform will be […]
Switzerland opens tender for DVB-H
This autumn the Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) of Switzerland will award a national licence for mobile TV on the basis of a criteria-based competition. The objective will be to enable […]
Eutelsat looking to buy Satmex
Eutelsat confirmed it is interested in acquiring Satmex, the Mexican satellite operator currently up for sale. Such acquisition would give the operator a secondary entry-point into Latin America, besides its […]
CSA considers EPG regulation
French broadcast regulator CSA is launching a consultation over the ordering of channels within electronic programme guides. It follows a number of approaches from thematic channels over their treatment by […]
Sky not limit as Premiere appeals ruling
Premiere is to appeal against Tuesday’s ruling by a Berlin court that recognised the claim by BSkyB to the ‘Sky’ brand for television services. It is the German pay-TV platform’s […]
Premiere and Arena aim at Kartellamt compromise
UPDATE Premiere and Arena have drawn up a series of proposals over Premiere’s marketing of Arena’s programming packages on satellite that the two companies hope will satisfy the German competition […]