Virgin Media has given further details of the agreement with BSkyB that this week brought an end to the long running carriage dispute.
Selkirk switch underway
The digital switchover process has begun in earnest on the English-Scottish borders. The BBC Two analogue signal was switched off by Arqiva engineers at 00:31 GMT this morning (November 6) […]
SES Astra reports successful 1M launch
SES-Astra has announced that its new Astra 1M satellite has been successfully launched into orbit. ASTRA 1M roared into space onboard a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle from the Baikonur […]
Commercial broadcasters embrace multiplatform challenges
The European commercial broadcasters, united in the ACT, are embracing the challenges and opportunities of the new media landscape. Meeting in Brussels for their Content in the Multiplatform World conference, […]
RTBF set to change Astra for Hot Bird
The Belgian public service broadcaster RTBF is set to leave Astra for Hot Bird, according to the French industry newsletter TeleSatellite. Broadcasting since November 2001 on Astra at 19.2 degrees […]
UPC Nederland clocks 620,200 digital homes
The number of digital homes for UPC Nederland grew by 20,800 to a total of 620,200 during the third quarter of the year. While this represented a 29% digital penetration […]
RTL Group remains ‘cautiously optimistic’
Reporting the financial results for the first nine months of the year, the RTL Group said the outlook for the full year 2008 remains unchanged.
Orange scales back UK IPTV
Orange has said it is going back to the drawing board over plans to launch a UK version of its IPTV service. Tom Alexander, chief executive, Orange UK said the […]
Cablecom brings out HD PVR
Cablecom is launching an HD version of its ‘mediabox’ personal video recorder. The three tuner Philips-Pace device can record up to 80 hours of standard definition or 25 hours in […]
YouSee living the high life
Higher revenues from TV and digital services pushed up revenues from Denmark’s YouSee in the third quarter. The TDC-owned cablenet was able to both increase its subscriber base and increase […]