The first five HD+ receivers will hit German retail outlets before the end of the year. Three manufacturers – Technisat, Technotrend and Humax – are ready to deliver the sets, […]
Darroch: Ofcom refused Sky wholesale offer
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has said Ofcom rejected proposals to wholesale its premium channels, claiming the regulator wanted to pursue greater reductions to the price.
Acht TV launches on DTH
The Belgian broadcaster Acht TV will launch on the TV Vlaanderen DTH platform on Monday, September 21.
Freesat sells 600,000 units
Freesat has reached 600,000 households, doubling its installed base since the BBC-ITV backed satcaster last released figures in May.
Russian DTH market consolidates
Russia’s Gazprom-Media Holding has taken a controlling stake the National Satellite Company (NSC), which operates the DTH platform Tricolor TV. Given that it already owns NTV-Plus, the company will now […]
World Skies and Netcom expand capacity
SES World Skies has announced that Netcom Africa has signed a multi-year deal to expand its delivery of telecom and broadcast television services throughout Nigeria and West Africa.
TVP launches platform on Astra
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has officially started trialling a FTA DTH platform delivered by Astra.
Digiturk running Push VOD
IBC 2009 – Amsterdam. Irdeto has given details on the push VOD service launched on the Digiturk platform with OpenTV, Pace and TeleIDEA.
Boom TV looks for funding
DTH Television Group, the operator of the Romanian satellite platform Boom TV, has accumulated net losses of €73 million in the last three years. What is more, according to a […]
NHK launches its HD Platform on Intelsat
Intelsat has announced that NHK Global Media Services (G-Media), a subsidiary of NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation, has signed a multi-transponder, multi-year renewal and expansion contract with Intelsat.