UK transmission company Arqiva is working on a terrestrial 3D test using the Service Compatible format favoured by public service broadcasters. Initial transmissions would be conducted outside of London to […]
Landmark ruling in Viacom-YouTube case
Viacom has lost its three-year old legal battle with YouTube after a New York Federal Court ruled that the video sharing website had not infringed the media giant’s copyright.
Liberty speeds up in CEE
Fierce competition amongst cable operators is providing residents of such cities as Bucharest, Budapest and Warsaw with much faster internet access speeds than in many Western European cities, according to […]
Bruges Group calls for “energetic response” to jamming
The Bruges Group, the organisation representing Europe’s international public broadcasters, has asked governments to “react energetically” to what it describes as the systematic interference that has hit the satellite broadcasts […]
Top Up TV launches Picnic appeal
Top Up TV has launched an appeal against Ofcom proposals to allow Sky to run its proposed ‘Picnic’ pay-TV service on the UK DTT platform.
Telenor opens second orbital slot
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) is to open a second orbital slot focussed on the Middle East after moving the Thor III satellite to the 4 degrees West position also used […]
OPTA meeting discusses third party cable access
Today, the Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA is holding a meeting with all parties concerning third party access to the analogue cable networks of UPC and Ziggo. Besides the two cable […]
Ten Years Ago: Queen features in Channel 4 3D season
UK supermarket Sainsbury’s will give away special glasses in the run up to a week of 3D programmes on Channel 4 this autumn.
Court rejects Yes-Bezeq merger
Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected plans by the telco Bezeq to merge its operations with those of its DTH satellite platform Yes.
YouSee meets ASO with free digital access
Denmark’s largest cable company YouSee has responded to the forthcoming analogue switch-off, and the full launch of the Boxer pay-TV packages, by making its digital packs freely available to all […]