German pay-TV platform Stargate says that an autumn launch is a realistic timescale. Stargate will play a central role in the attempts by satellite operator Astra to establish its Entavio […]
New business channel for TVN
Poland’s TVN has confirmed that it will launch a new business channel at the end of Q3 this year. According to the company’s president Piotr Walter, its start up cost […]
Earnings record for ProSiebenSat.1
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has reported record earnings for the financial year just passed. EBITDA grew 16% in 2006 to €484 million as pre-tax income increased by 10% to €387m. The group […]
TPSA Internet row escalates
An extraordinary dispute between Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) and France Telecom-backed TPSA over its Internet access charges has escalated. The regulator believes the latter to be excessive and […]
Sky News wins RTS News Channel of the Year
Sky News has been named News Channel of the Year at the Royal Television Society awards in London. Sky News correspondent Dominic Waghorn picked up both the Television Journalist of […]
SeaChange secures on-demand navigation patent
SeaChange International has registered a patent for use in the navigation of video on demand services with the US Patent Office. US Patent 7,155,674 covers a software application within SeaChange’s […]
French lead Euro HD
France has pulled ahead of other European countries by setting aside terrestrial capacity for high definition television. Strategy Analytics new research piece “Digital TV Transition: Europe Watches France’s Mandates As […]
Renova snaps up Moscow CableCom
Moscow CableCom Corp (MCC) is to be taken over by the Russian private equity group Renova in a deal worth around $152 million (€115.7 million). Renova currently holds a 40.5% […]
‘Free’ Sky Sports for Virgin VIPs
Virgin Media has added ‘free’ Sky Sports to its so-called VIP as the company continues its marketing blitz following the integration of NTL Telewest with Virgin mobile. The ‘Very Impressive […]
Dutch public broadcaster prepares for HD
Dutch public broadcaster NOS is to transmit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in HD. Coverage of the Euro 2008 football championship taking place in Austria and Switzerland will also be […]