The Spanish supreme court (El Tribunal Supremo) has dismissed the measures requested by Telefónica, Vodafone and ONO to stop the annual tax of 0.9% of their gross operating revenue to […]
Rekam second Dutch cabler to go all digital
Dutch cable operator Rekam, serving over 42,000 homes in the city of Gouda and environs,has become the second in the country to go “all digital” by switching off its analogue […]
Most read stories of 2010
New technologies including 3DTV, TiVo and the new UPC Horizon box were among the most popular stories read on Broadband TV News during 2010.
Hispasat, Koreasat mission a success
UPDATE.The successful launch of Arianespace Flight 199 took place on December 29 at 21.26 GMT under clear skies in French Guiana.
Tricolor launches on demand
The leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has begun offering subscribers movies on a pay-per-view basis.
ILS successfully puts Eutelsat’s KA-SAT in Orbit
The first European satellite to operate at Ka-Band frequencies, Eutelsat Communications’ KA-SAT, has been successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Kabel BW expands HD offer to 30 channels
German cable operator Kabel BW claims to have the widest choice of HD channels in the country with a total of 30 channels after adding Sport1 HD and Bon Gusto […]
Berlin-Potsdam DTT launch for iMusic1
The German music channel iMusic1 will start broadcasting on the digital terrestrial network in Berlin and Potsdam from January 1st.
New DTT tender in Poland
The Polish National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has announced a tender for four TV channels on the country’s first DTT multiplex.
Rovi makes connected TV play
Rovi is to purchase the NASDAQ-quoted Sonic Solutions in a deal worth $720 million (€548.78m).