The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed take-over of the incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC by AIG Capital Partners. In its view, there are no competition concerns as AIG does […]
TVP sell off mooted
A member of its board of directors has suggested that the Polish public broadcaster TVP should be part privatised. Speaking to the local press, Robert Rynkun-Werner said that the sale […]
Sky in Sony PSP content deal
BSkyB is extending its Sky Anytime service to the two million owners of Sony’s handheld PSP gaming device in the UK and Ireland. The service will launch early next year, […]
D Book: Now we are 5
The Digital TV Group has released version 5 of The D Book, the code of practice that outlines the requirements for interoperability in the UK DTT market. The D Book […]
Profit dips, but Sky numbers still high
BSkyB has announced its annual results for the year ending June 30, 2007. The DTH platform confirmed the data previously announced in the trading update earlier this month. Adding the […]
Comstar tightens its belt
Comstar UTS is to undergo a process of restructuring. Speaking to the local press, its CEO Sergei Pridantsev said it would aim to double the Russian company’s market capitalisation to […]
Czech IPTV service takes off
The Czech incumbent telco Telefonica O2 saw its IPTV operation O2 TV more than double its subscriber number from 16,000 to 38,000 in the first half of the year. It […]
KDG increases revenues as losses widen
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has increased its revenues by 8% to €1,093.2 million in the year ending March 31, 2007, but at the expense of losses which increased to €99.2 million […]
Cable boost for Thomson set-tops
Cable clients Kabel Deutschland and UPC helped Thomson increase its market for access products in the first half of 2007. Thomson has a reported that it has shipped a total […]
Sony begins campaign for audio description
Sony is pressing the television industry to provide products and services for the blind and partially sighted. The manufacturer’s Bravia television range now provides access to the audio description service […]