Sogecable is back in the black after announcing a net profit of €50.3 million in the first nine months of the year, compared to a €25.9 million loss for the […]
Spin-off weighs on PT Multimedia
Profits at Portuguese cable and satellite operator PT Multimedia fell to €11.5 million in the third quarter, from €16.9 one year ago, as the company was hit by costs connected […]
Whitehaven begins belated UK switchover
Nine years after the first official digital terrestrial signals were transmitted in the UK, the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven last night began the country’s analogue switch off. At 02.00 BST […]
Ofcom suggests HD DTT in 2009
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has defended the regulator’s stance towards high definition television on the DTT platform. In the Ofcom Annual Lecture, delivered last night to the Westminster Forum, […]
More US consumers are watching TV online
Close to 16% of US households who use the internet watch television broadcasts online, according to a report from The Conference Board and TNS reported. The number of consumers viewing […]
UPC Austria want people to say no to DTT
As the final analogue switch off takes place in Vienna, UPC Austria has launched a special campaign, in which people will receive free digital TV for a period of 12 […]
Star lands US office as part of expansion
Star, the Hong Kong-based media and entertainment company and News Corp subsidiary, is expanding distribution of its signature Hindi and Mandarin language programming in North America with the opening of […]
DirecTV now offers 72 HD channels
US DTH platform DirecTV has added a number of new HD channels, bringing the total to 72. The new broadcasters joining the platform include Cartoon Network, Fox Business Network, FX, […]
Next year Joost comes alive
Streaming internet TV company Joost told reporters in Cannes it plans to offer live television streams alongside its on-demand programming. The company will start to test live streaming early next […]
PS3 to double as STB
Korea Telecom (KT), Korea’s incumbent telecom operator, and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea (SCEK) will launch an Internet-based TV service in November that runs on the PlayStation 3 game console. The […]