Viewers to Freesat have voted BBC HD as the Channel of the Year in the platform’s inaugural Freesat Awards. The channel was praised for its “ ever-growing variety of quality […]
All-court coverage for Roland Garros
This year, French public broadcaster France Télévisions will make all matches from the Roland Garros tennis tournament available live across a number of platforms.
Travel Channel launches on Kabelkiosk
Travel Channel Deutschland will launch on the Kabelkiosk headend-in-the sky service for distribution across the German speaking countries on May 25.
Two-way networks lead to cardless CA
The move of pay-TV operators towards two-way networks is driving a shift towards cardless conditional access systems, according to TV Conditional Access Systems In Two-Way Environments, a new white paper […]
RTL Gemist grows viewership
The Dutch online catch-up TV service RTL Gemist is growing its viewership and at times becoming more popular than Uitzending Gemist from the public broadcasters.
ONO sits out football war
Spain’s so-called football wars put pressure on ONO’s television base in the first quarter. The increase in the number of games now available on free-to-air channels took its toll on […]
Polish frequency dispute intensifies
A dispute between several Polish broadcasters over the award of frequencies in early 2008 shows no sign of ending.
Bulgaria faces digital turbulence
Strong doubts are being voiced about the prospects for digital TV in Bulgaria only days after the launch of a multiplex tender.
More HD for Russia’s Platforma
The Russian DTH service Platforma HD will begin trialling two new channels tomorrow (May 22).
Zattoo surpised by studios’ action
The online streaming video portal Zattoo says it is surprised at the action taken by Universal and Warner Bros over the use of advertising in movies broadcast by ARD and […]