BSkyB is abandoning the £10 subscription fee to the Sky+ digital video recorder. The fee had been levied to customers who did not subscribe to two or more premium channels. […]
July launch for UPC Ireland DVR
UPC Ireland is to introduce a digital video recorder for its customers in July. The Thomson-manufactured unit will have a storage capacity of 160GB – equating to around 80 hours […]
BT reveals its Vision to the public
BT has unveiled its ‘TV on your terms’ advertising campaign as its launches its BT Vision IPTV product to the general public. A national TV advertising campaign will begin on […]
DT sells French Club Internet as profits decline
Deutsche Telekom has reached an agreement for French operator Neuf Cegetel to acquire all the shares in its French T-Online subsidiary, which operates under the Club Internet brand. Although no […]
BSkyB extends Sony movie deal
BSkyB has extended its exclusive pay-TV contract with the film studio Sony. The broadcaster will hold the exclusive UK rights to movies including Spiderman 3, The Da Vinci Code and […]
European VOD services take off
According to a study published by the French Directorate for the Development of the Media and European Audiovisual Observatory, there were 142 VOD services – excluding ones devoted solely to […]
Canal Digital to offer SF Anytime movies
Canal Digital is to offer its IPTV customers a new on demand service from the Swedish film distributor SF Anytime. The new service will offer subscribers access to over 1,000 […]
One million use Channel 4 downloads
More than one million viewers have accessed Channel 4’s VOD offering 4oD since its launch six months ago. 20 million programmes have been downloaded bringing a small windfall of £500,000 […]
Maxdome reports 170,000 subscribers
The German VOD portal Maxdome reports it now has 170,000 subscribers since its inception in July of last year. The service offers downloads for PC and for television using a […]
Orange France adds seven channels
The French mobile operator Orange has added seven new live TV channels to its TV on mobile service, Orange World, bringing the total number to 60 channel. The new additions […]