UPC Ireland has launched a nine-channel HD bouquet on its Chorus-NTL branded cable networks.
News Corp takes Sky Germany to 40%
News Corp has further demonstrated its commitment to the German pay-TV market by taking its share in the freshly rebranded Sky Deutschland close to 40%.
Eurosport 2 plans HD launch
Eurosport 2 is to join its sister channel in the launch of a HD feed.
Israel DTT goes nationwide
Israel’s new digital terrestrial service went live on August 2. The nationwide multiplex is running the European DVB-T system with MPEG-4 compression.
Green light for Bulgarian station
The Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition has given the go ahead for the takeover of BBT TV by a company known as the New Bulgarian Media Group (NBMG).
SIA fails on French language reporting
SIA (Skynet iMotion Activities) has been rebuked by the CSA after the Belgacom-owned provider failed to submit details of programmes broadcast in the French language.
Hellas Sat licence approved
Greece’s interior minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos has officially granted a concession to Hellas Sat to launch a direct-to-home satellite service on the Greek market.
French DTT exceeds 88%
Le Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has authorised the commissioning of 55 new sites for digital terrestrial television coverage.
Russian Akado goes legal
The Russian cable operator Akado has added Zakon-TV, the country’s first channel focused on legal affairs, to its programme offer.
Red Bee triggers Eurosport updates
British Eurosport has become the first channel on the Sky Digital platform to introduce accurate EPG triggering, removing inconsistencies in the EPG and Now & Next information, caused by over-running […]