The UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat doubled sales in the last quarter of 2008, securing 200,000 homes since in the eight months since its launch.
Numericable adds Eurosport HD
The French cable operator Numéricable has signed a new, 10-year distribution agreement, bringing Eurosport HD to the network, as well as ten other channels and the TV Vision VOD service.
Stiff Cyfra+ fine confirmed
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ will have to pay a fine PLN7.3 million (€1.84 million) imposed by the country’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Czech digitalisation continues apace
DTT coverage continues to grow rapidly in the Czech Republic.
DTH overtakes cable in Poland
Poland ended 2008 with more DTH than cable subscribers for the first time ever.
US pushes open mobile TV standard
CES 2009 – LAS VEGAS. The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) is showcasing its Mobile DTV (candidate) standard on a large number of stands at this year’s show.
Microsoft lets Mediaroom startover
CES 2009 – LAS VEGAS. Microsoft is making a further upgrade to its Mediaroom IPTV middleware. In an announcement at the 2009 International CES event in Las Vegas, Microsoft said […]
Joost joins Babelgum in Kangaroo prevention call
Joost has become the latest voice to call for the Kangaroo JV to be prevented from going ahead. The Competition Commission has concluded that the UKVOD project, planned by BBC […]
Ofcom begins local TV auction
Ofcom has raised its gavel on two new local TV stations for the Manchester and Cardiff areas. The regulator is to auction two 8 MHz frequencies that would use so-called […]
New bmcoforum mobile TV implementation profiles
The bmcoforum has published the new implementation profiles of the OMA BCAST enabler. The forum hopes they will help promote mobile TV as a mass market phenomenon.