In a landmark decision, the Belgian court of first instance in Mechelen has ruled that Telenet does not have to pay any additional rights to collecting societies including Agicoa, BAVP, […]
YouView adds four manufacturers
YouView has announced the addition of four so-called device partners, at the same time publishing its final core technical specification.
PVRs to be exempt from European custom duties
Decoders with a hard disk drive – such as the Sky+ box – are to be exempted from customs duties following a landmark ruling from the European Court of Justice. […]
UPC starts CI Plus on April 26
UPC Nederland has confirmed the launch of CI Plus in the country and set April 26 as the launch date. The news from the operator follows a premature announcement from […]
Summer HD+ start for Sky-D viewers
Sky Deutschland satellite subscribers will be able to receive the HD+ bouquet of channels from this summer, the broadcaster has confirmed. At a stroke, this raises the number of HD […]
Legal battle starts over iPad streaming
US operator Time Warner Cable is seeking a court ruling to have its iPad App approved for use with Viacom Networks channels. In response, Viacom has said it is suing […]
BBC syndication policy begins to bite
The BBC has begun to enforce rules under its new syndication policy that prevents platforms from creating their own versions of the BBC iPlayer. This week Virgin Media was forced […]
Motorola returns to DVB-C set-tops
Motorola Mobility is planning a return to cable set-top boxes. The company has been setting out its future product range at a customer meeting in Monaco, the first such event […]
Music Choice Europe sold for a song
Music Choice Europe has been sold to Stingray Digital, the Montreal-based operator of music-channels that include The Karaoke Channel. The premium audio service was previously owned by a consortium of […]
Russia to consider DVB-T2
Russia’s Ministry of Communications is looking into the possibility of employing the DVB-T2 standard for its upcoming DTT multiplexes. Pilot zones may be set up in a number of locations […]