Ofcom has said that Sky did not discriminate against Rapture in a dispute over EPG charges. Rapture said that it failed to have any meaningful negotiation with the satellite platform […]
SES buys back GE shareholding
SES is establishing a new company as part of a €1.2 billion buyback of shares from GE. SES International Holdings will comprise The AMC-23 satellite and its related business; 100% […]
Croatian telco sale approaches
According to local reports, JP Morgan has selected the Croatian Postal Bank (HPB) and Erste Bank as the local brokers for the third phase of the privatisation of the Croatian […]
100+ complaints over Sky cable promos
Customers protesting at BSkyB’s call to action on the possible withdrawal of its channels from the Virgin Media platform have sent more than 100 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority. […]
Mixed results for Magyar Telekom
The incumbent Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom saw its revenues grow by 9.1% to HUF671.2 billion (€2.54 billion) in 2006, while its net income fell by 2.2% to HUF76.7 billion due […]
ATM Grupa surges ahead
Poland’s leading independent production company ATM Grupa has posted revenues of PLN86.5 million (€22.1 million) for 2006, or 19% more than the previous year. At the same time, its net […]
Digital+ continues Spanish growth
Spanish pay-TV platform Digital+ closed the year on 2,044,000 subscribers, adding 38,000 net subs on the quarter, and 84,000 on the year. The DTH platform continues to be available from […]
First live demo of Alcatel’s Unlimited Mobile TV
3GSM CONGRESS – BARCELONA – Alcatel-Lucent shows the first demo of the proposed Unlimited Mobile TV service using the new DVB-SH standard, which combines satellite broadcasts in the S-band with […]
JumpTV announces 11 new channels
JumpTV Inc, a broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet, announced today that it has signed 11 new exclusive internet broadcast agreements with channels from Pakistan, Thailand, Lebanon, Nigeria and […]
TV4 adds HD channel
TV4 Sweden is adding a high definition service to its stable of digital TV channels. The new station will be distributed via Canal Digital and launches later this first quarter. […]