The European Commission has decided that German plans to finance part of the fees commercial broadcasters pay for the transmission of their channels on the DTT network in the German […]
Russia Today heads East
The 24-hour news channel Russia Today has extended its coverage into Asia through GlobeCast. The France Telecom subsidiary already delivers Russia Today to Europe via Astra, UK and Ireland on […]
Telenet launches HD services
The Belgian cable operator Telenet will launch HD services over its networks on December 1 with a two-tier offer: a starter bouquet and a premium bouquet. The basic tier will […]
Coditel integrates Be.tv in its tuner
The Belgian cable operator Coditel, which serves large parts of the capital Brussels, says it has reached an agreement with French language premium TV platform Be.tv to integrate its offer […]
France continues DTT rollout
French media authority CSA has decided on the further rollout of DTT in the country and identified 208 regions that will be served with terrestrial digital transmissions before the end […]
Deutsche Telekom clinches deal with housing estates
Deutsche Telekom and the association of housing estates and corporations, the Wohnungswirtschaft (GdW), have signed an agreement to jointly market IPTV and broadband services. “We want to offer our members […]
Platform n tops 200,000-sub mark
The Polish DTH platform n now has 204,000 subscribers, according to Maciej Sojka, the president of ITI Neovision. Sojka has previously said that n, which made its debut in October […]
HT eyes Slovenian market
The incumbent Croatian telco HT is reported to have submitted a non-binding offer for a 49.13% stake in its Slovenian counterpart Telekom Slovenije. A total of 12 foreign companies, among […]
Czech ad rate hikes cause stir
The Czech Republic’s three leading broadcasters are all set to increase their ad rates significantly next year – 20% in the case of TV Nova and 15% each for Prima […]
Slovakia costs digital campaign
A publicity campaign on the transition to digital broadcasting in Slovakia is likely to cost in the region of SKK125 million (€3.74 million), according to local reports. The figure was […]