A survey produced by the European Audiovisual Observatory and French government’s Media Development Department (DDM) shows that there were 258 VOD services in operation in 24 European countries at the […]
Copyright catches up with TVCatchup
Controversial TV recording site TVCatchup has been forced to suspend its service after the site’s hosting company terminated its contract.
It’s official: Toshiba stops HD-DVD support
Following speculation during the past few days, the Toshiba Corporation today said officially it has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders.
BBC joins Apple Store
Popular BBC Television programmes are to be made available through the Apple iTunes Store in the UK following an agreement with BBC Worldwide.
TVN on a roll
The Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has posted revenues of PLN1,555 million (€438.2 million) for 2007, or 34% more than for the previous year.
O2 TV hits 80,000 subs
The Czech IPTV service O2 TV has announced that it now has 80,000 subscribers.
Russian holding emerges
The Russian channels Ren-TV and Channel 5 are to be grouped under a single holding named National Media Group, according to Bank Rossiya.
STV secures Formula 1 rights
The Slovak public broadcaster STV is reported to have secured the rights to Formula 1 for the next four years.
Jetix makes senior appointment
Jetix Europe has appointed Dan Frugtniet as its regional licensing manager for the Central and Eastern European (CEE) markets.
New STV funding model
The method of financing public broadcasting is to be overhauled in Slovakia, with viewers being charged a combined receiver licence fee.