Poland’s ITI Group has earmarked between €400-500 million for new investments, according to the company’s joint owner Jan Wejchert. Interviewed in the local press, he added that some of the […]
German Kartellamt okays mobile TV cooperation
The German monopoly authority, Kartellamt, has given the go ahead for the cooperation between T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2 for the rollout of mobile TV in the country. The three operators […]
RTL Germany considers rejoining DTT
The German RTL Group is considering rejoining DTT broadcasts in a number of regions, according to German press reports, and since confirmed by RTL spokesperson Bettina Klauser. ?For the moment, […]
Private broadcasters join Saarland DTT
Three private broadcasters are to join the DTT offer in the German state of Saarland. Last Thursday, the media authority Landesmedienanstalt Saarland (LMS) issued licences to regional broadcaster Saar TV, […]
Alcatel-Lucent buys Tamblin
Alcatel-Lucent is to enhance its interactive TV applications through the purchase of Tamblin. The software company will be used to enhance Alcatel-Lucent’s existing IPTV solution, positioning it more favourably against […]
Disappointing results tread on ANT
Cambridge-based software developer ANT is describing its half year results as “frankly disappointing” after IPTV sales failed to grow at the rate it was expecting. The result is a delay […]
Freesat gets its wings
FTA platform Freesat has taken satellite capacity to link its channels to a dedicated EPG. Julian Clover reports. One of this week’s more interesting announcements concerns Arqiva’s contract to provide […]
Bulgarian BTC to restructure
The incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC will embark on a process of restructuring at the beginning of next month. It will, according to local reports, see all its non-core assets, including […]
NBC and ABC compete for online audiences
The US network NBC has said it will offer new episodes of its primetime TV series available for download for free viewing up until seven days after the programmes air. […]
Kabelkiosk adds Biography Channel
Kabelkiosk, the German headend in the sky for small to medium sized cable networks, will add the German version of Biography Channel to its line-up in October. The move is […]