Ofcom is to impose conditions on the conditional access services provided by Top Up TV. Previously the rules requiring a platform operator to provide indiscriminate access to broadcasters have only been imposed on Sky’s satellite platform, and while these rules will form the basis of the rules applied to Top Up TV, the regulator is […]
RTL Luxembourg licence extended till 2020
Today the Luxembourg Government, RTL Group, CLT-UFA and Bertelsmann AG signed a new concession contract that will run until the end of 2020. The contract is the framework for the historical partnership that has developed over time between the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and RTL Group. Under the terms of the contract the Luxembourg Government will […]
Freewire adds three from Five
Inuk Networks has added the legacy broadcaster Five and its two recently launched digital channels Five and Five Life to its Freewire IPTV platform. Freewire is targeting UK students in their halls of residence, although there are also plans to provide a ‘white label’ service for the UK telecommunications market. Campus design, and the lack […]
Bollywood to mobile
3GSM WORLD CONGRESS – BARCELONA. Bollywood productions will be made available to mobile phone TV viewers. The Congress marks the start of the adaptation of thousands of vibrant Bollywood productions for the mobile screen. The Bollywood Mobile Initiative is driven by Roamware, a company specialised in roaming and mobile connectivity solutions; Hungama Mobile, an aggregator, […]
And the winner is….
3GSM WORLD CONGRESS – BARCELONA. The winners of the Global Mobile Awards 2007 have been announced. In the category ‘Best Made for Mobile Video Service’ the prize went to marblemedia, NFB and Bravo! FACT for their production of Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction. Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction is a candid […]
DVB approves DVB-SH specs
The DVB Steering Board has given its approval to the DVB-SH (Satellite services to handhelds) specification. DVB-SH was developed by the DVB Technical Module’s TM-SSP working group. It is designed to deliver content and data to handheld terminals, such as mobile phones and PDAs. When a satellite signal is unavailable, terrestrial gap fillers take up […]
Accedo’s Funspot game channel on BT Vision
Accedo Broadband, a provider of interactive and on-demand content for IPTV and online consumer electronics, announced that it will supply its Funspot game channel to BT Vision, BT’s next-generation TV service. Last week a similar announcement was made by the company when Tele 2 Vision, a Dutch IPTV provider, started to carry the service. BT […]
Video growth boosts Eutelsat
Eutelsat Communications has reported a 5.2% increased in revenues as the satellite operator recorded financials in line with its full year guidance. In the six months ending December 31, 2006, the Paris-based operator declared revenues of €415.3 million, compared to €394.9m in the same period in 2005. EBITDA was up 6% at €329.6m. Giuliano Berretta, […]
Lithuanian DTT deal called off
The Lithuanian MMDS operator Mikrovisatos TV has cancelled an agreement with TEO LT. Signed last December, it would have seen the company acquired by the incumbent telco for an undisclosed fee but failed to secure permission from the Competition Council. The move will be a blow to TEO LT, which begun DTT transmissions in Vilnius […]
Serbian cable under pressure
According to local reports, the Serbian Telecommunications Agency RATEL is to ask the country’s leading cable operators SBB, PTT and Ikom to justify their price lists. Under the terms of the 2003 telecom law, it has the right to do so – especially as the companies already account for over 20% of the Serbian cable […]