The French ministry of culture has announced it will launch mobile TV – or TNT Mobile as it is known locally – before the summer of 2008. The broadcasts will […]
France 24 adds NSS-7 for Africa
The international news channel France 24 has added the NSS-7 satellite to better reach the African continent. NSS-7 from News Skies is the primary satellite for video distribution in Africa, […]
Arris announces C-COR acquisition
Arris Group and C-COR announced today that they entered into a definitive agreement whereby Arris will acquire C-COR for a purchase price of approximately $730 million in a mix of […]
Czech DTT coverage grows
According to data produced by Mediaresearch, 12.8% of Czech TV homes could receive DTT services at the end of Q2 this year, as opposed to around 10% three months earlier. […]
ITI looks for new horizons
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 […]