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RAI plans international thematic channels

July 5, 2007 20.58 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Italian state broadcaster RAI plans a number of international thematic channels, to be modeled alongside the BBC Worldwide model, according to Italian press reports. The channels will be made available in both Italian and English and should reach both Italians abroad and people interested in Italy and its culture and lifestyle. At first, RAI plans […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 6 July 2007 11:56

SOCOFE to warrant BeTV

July 5, 2007 19.36 Europe/London By Donald Koeleman

SOCOFE, the investment fund controlled by Walloon municipalities, has decided to excercise warrants that allow it to retain its equity level in BeTV, the former Canal+ Belgium, at 16.9%. The decision follows one by DEFICOM, announced three weeks ago, to exercise its warrants and invest €10 million to extend its participation in BeTV from 15% […]

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline Edited: 5 July 2007 20:53

PT Multimedia out of DTT bidding process

July 5, 2007 13.45 Europe/London By Julian Clover

PT Multimedia will be prevented from operating DTT multiplexes in Portugal if it holds onto its cable TV network. Parliamentary affairs minister Augusto Santos Silva has told local media that he will respect the decision of the country’s competition regulator, which has already indicated that PT will not be allowed to make a bid for […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation, Terrestrial Edited: 5 July 2007 13:45

Digital subsidiary for ERT

July 5, 2007 13.44 Europe/London By Julian Clover

ERT, the Greek public broadcaster, is to establish a digital TV subsidiary for digital television in which it will hold 51%. However, opposition parties have expressed concern that the venture will become a “battering ram” that will eventually lead to ERT’s privatization. A draft bill on the licensing process for television in Greece was provision […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation, Terrestrial Edited: 5 July 2007 13:44

Replacement aerials needed after ASO

July 5, 2007 11.37 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Ofcom has published details of the digital services that will be available after analogue switch off in areas served by the 81 transmitters that already carry digital multiplexes. The plan reveals that in many areas replacement aerials will be needed because the digital channels fall outside of the frequency range used by the new services. […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation, Terrestrial Edited: 5 July 2007 11:37

Growth slows for Boxer

July 5, 2007 11.10 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Swedish DTT platform Boxer has announced a modest second quarter increase in subscribers of just 6,000. The second half of the year has recorded a total of 24,000 pay-TV subscriptions on the DTT platform, although many households will be drawn to the available free-TV services including those from the public broadcaster SVT. “A large number […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 5 July 2007 11:10

UK cable signs for Sky channels

July 5, 2007 09.03 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The perception may be that Virgin Media is the UK’s only cable operator – but there are three cablenets of significant size – and BSkyB has just concluded new carriage agreements with them. The three networks are Newtel, Smallworld and Wightcable serving Jersey, the Borders and the Isle of Wight. Each has agreed for the […]

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, TV Edited: 5 July 2007 09:58

9.59 million digital homes in Germany

July 5, 2007 08.59 Europe/London By Robert Briel

According to figures from AGF/GfK Fernsehforschung, Germany now has 9.59 million digital homes. This represents an increase of 600,000 homes since the end of last year, the figure including DTT, cable and digital DTH receivers. The total number of TV homes in the country now stands at 35.02 million. Only digital services are watched by […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 5 July 2007 12:15

ProSiebenSat.1 buys Austrian Puls TV

July 5, 2007 08.49 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The German ProSiebenSat.1 group will buy the regional commercial broadcaster Puls TV in Vienna. The channel broadcasts regional programming 24 hours a day and hopes to extend its transmissions to satellite, as well as acquire a licence to broadcast on DTT. At present Puls TV is only available on cable. The acquisition will be subject […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Edited: 5 July 2007 09:13

Farncombe to manage Tiscali triple play expansion

July 5, 2007 08.44 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Farncombe Technology has been appointed to assist Tiscali UK with the rollout of its triple-play rollout project. Tiscali took over the interests of Video Networks’ Homechoice service on March 1 and is looking to extend the IPTV service to 10 million households from the current centres in London and Stevenage. Tiscali UK has appointed Farncombe […]

Filed Under: IPTV, Newsline, People Edited: 5 July 2007 08:44

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