Telekom Austria is about to buy into the incumbent Romanian telco Romtelecom. According to several reports, a deal close to completion will see the Austrian company acquire up to 50% […]
Fox delivers movies to KDG VOD
Twentieth Century Fox is to provide Kabel Deutschland (KDG) with premium movie content for its CineExpress video on demand service. It follows a multi-year pay-per-view licensing agreement between Fox and […]
BPG issues call for Multichannel Award entries
The Broadcasting Press Guild has issued a call for entries in the Multichannel category of this year’s BPG Awards. Unlike the other awards, which are chosen by the membership as […]
Tandberg and Arris to Merge
Technology companies Tandberg and Arris have announced that they are to merge. Arris is to pay Tandberg a sum of $1,214 million based on current exchange rates. In a statement […]
South Korea to launch commercial IPTV service
South Korea will introduce commercial Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services within this year, the nation’s Information Minister Rho Jun Hyong has said, according to the ABU. IPTV is one of […]
OFT to investigate Sky-ITV holding
The Office of Fair Trading has issued a formal invitation to comment on last December’s acquisition by BSkyB of a 17.9% stake in ITV plc. In a statement the OFT […]
Clover’s Week: The return of TSI
TSI is back in business with Nick Doff returning to the helm. He spoke to Julian Clover The transmission and playout business has grown considerably over recent years as the […]
SanDisk introduces USBTV
SanDisk introduces USBTV, a new, initiative that enables consumers to move digital content from their PCs to their televisions. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Consumer […]
News Corp. discovers Poland
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has stepped up its presence in Poland by launching the women’s channel Fox Life and announcing plans to open an office. It has also hinted at […]
Chris Dziadul Reports: Acting by instinct
Central and Eastern Europe was until recently quite low down in News Corp.’s list of priorities. Russia, certainly, wetted the appetite, and a foothold of sorts had been established in […]