On Telecoms SA, which has a nationwide general telecommunications licence for Greece, launched its IPTV service in late January as part of a new IP-based triple play service in the […]
International Interactive Emmy Awards announced
BSkyB is to receive the Pioneer Prize at this year’s International Interactive Emmys. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced 11 nominees across three categories that will […]
German DTH market turns digital
The German DTH market is turning digital, but analogue receivers are still being bought. “Last year about 200,000 of these receivers have been sold, the year befiore it was over […]
MTV looks to Czech Republic
According to a local report, MTV plans to launch a localised channel in the Czech Republic in 2008. Although MTV introduced its first localised service in Central and Eastern Europe […]
Russia rewrites football deal
A deal that would have made live Russian football premier league matches available only to subscribers of the NTV-Plus DTH platform has effectively been rewritten. As a result, most matches […]
Fastweb suspends shares ahead of Swisscom takeover
Italian broadband and operator Fastweb has asked the Italian stock market regulator Consob to suspend trading in its shares on Monday. In the briefest of statements the company said Saturday […]
UPC Ireland plans digital upgrade
UPC is planning a €300 million upgrade of its network in the Irish Republic. UPC Ireland, which comprises the former networks of NTL and Chorus is planning to expand its […]
Swiss to launch ‘shared’ HD channel in 2007
Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR will launch a ‘shared’ HD channel before the end of this year to be in time for HD coverage of the Euro 2008 championship to […]
Telecom Italia in DTT rethink
Telecom Italia Media’s chief executive Antonio Campo dall’Orto has warned that the Italian government’s decision to delay analogue switch off from 2008 to 2012 had led the group to “re-think […]
CNBC extends Arqiva contract
CNBC Europe has extended its contract with Arqiva to provide a satellite communications system between its six studio facilities. The studios in Brussels, Frankfurt, Zurich, Amsterdam, Madrid and Oxford are […]