KIT digital has announced that it expects to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganise under a new group entity named Piksel by April 24.
1-0 for German pubcasters vs cable
STORY UPDATED WITH KABEL DEUTSCHLAND STATEMENT. The district courts in Cologne and Stuttgart have dismissed claims of Kabel Deutschland against public broadcasters WDR and SWR respectively.
Sony upbeat on 4K
PEVE Entertainment 2013 – London. Sony is positive about the prospects for 4K despite the technology still being in its early days.
UltraViolet: the next steps
PEVE Entertainment 2013 – London. UltraViolet will be launched in France and Germany by the end of Q3 this year, according to Mark Teitell, general manager and executive director, Digital […]
Austria’s Simpli TV goes live Monday
The new digital terrestrial platform Simpli TV will commence transmissions on Monday April 15th.
TiVo takes off in Spain
Spain’s leading cable operator Ono now has over 150,000 subscribers to its TiVo service.
RTL Deutschland channels join Zattoo
Following an agreement between Swiss-based live streaming service Zattoo and the RTL Deutschland media group, six RTL channels will be added to the line-up.
Pilot to test 4G TV interference
Viewers in south east London are being asked to report any interference to their television viewing next week as part of a trial of 4G services on frequencies in the […]
Disruptive cloud TV service Magine plans euro launch
MIPTV 2013 – Cannes. After its launch in Sweden, cloud-based TV operator Magine is preparing to launch in Germany and Spain later this year.
Ericsson to acquire Microsoft Mediaroom
Ericsson has reached an agreement with Microsoft to acquire its Mediaroom business in a deal estimated to be worth between $100 million and $234 million.