Fastweb is planning to drop its IPTV service from November, according to a report in the Italian daily, Il Sole 24 Ore.
HbbTV in Poland: the prospects
CONNECTED TV IN POLAND – WARSAW. HbbTV services will be available to only the 32% of viewers in Poland receiving terrestrial TV, according to Tomasz Berezowski, member of the board, […]
German SMATVs have to pay licence fees
Following a court decision, German operators of SMATVs have to conclude a licence agreement with VG Media and pay copyright licence fees for the retransmission of private radio and television […]
NCIS was Europe’s top drama show in 2011
The value of imported drama series for European broadcasters was $5,990 million in 2011, with the top 200 titles supplying 81% ($4,829 million) of that total.
Technicolor board dismisses Vector bid
The Technicolor board of directors has recommended the refinancing proposal put forward by JPMorgan in favour of a rival bid from the US turnaround specialist Vector.
iPlayer device trends revealed
BBC iPlayer saw at least 140 million requests for TV-only content per month in the first four months of this year, with the most significant growth being seen in mobile […]
YouView extends set-top testing
Hybrid broadcast venture YouView is preparing to extend trials beyond the 100 employees that are currently demoing the much-delayed platform.
Non-UK channels face access quotas
Channels holding a UK licence but broadcast to an overseas market will be required to run signing and subtitling under new proposals from Ofcom.
Freeview says viewers should not pay for 4G introduction
Mobile operators should meet the full cost of protecting TV channels that suffer interference from new 4G services.
Sky no longer has pay-TV movie advantage
Sky Movies no longer gives BSkyB a material advantage over its rivals in the pay-TV retail market, the Competition Commission has found.