The French transmitter company TDF has offered broadcasters the opportunity to test VOD on digital terrestrial television in early 2009. Several broadcasters have already expressed an interest.
Serbia gears up for IPTV
Telekom Srbija has begun trialing its new IPTV service, which will be fully launched on December 1.
Telecom Italia to sell terrestrial PPV business
Telecom Italia Media has announced its intention to sell the terrestrial pay-per-view (PPV) business Cartapiu to Airplus TV. Closing of the contracts is scheduled for later this month. Cartapiu mainly […]
Digital rollout concludes in Rhineland-Palatinate
Digital rollout is entering its final phase in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, with new transmitters in Trier, Saarburg, Eifel and Haardt coming on air on November 12. On that […]
Deutsche Telekom reports almost 500,000 IPTV subs
Deutsche Telekom had around 497,000 IPTV subscribers across Europe as of the end of Q3. In Germany, the operator reports a fast increase to around 333,000 homes, or an increase […]
Irish freesat shuts website
Sat4Free, the satellite marketing concept developed by Irish Power Products in association with British consumer electronics distributor Alba, has shut down its website just a week after its launch claiming […]
France publishes ASO roadmap
Eric Besson, France’s secretary of state for the digital economy, has published the roadmap for analogue digital switchover. The aim is to have reached full ASO by the end of […]
Belgacom TV claims 30% digital market share
At the presentation of its quarterly financial results, Belgacom said that it had now reached a 30% market share of the digital TV market in Belgium. During 2008, the operator […]
Globecast signs CCTV-F, MTV HD deals
The Chinese broadcaster CCTV has chosen GlobeCast for its distribution of its French language channel CCTV-F to the European market.
Cyfrowy Polsat goes on the offensive
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has introduced two major promotions, giving subscribers up to 12 months of programming free of charge.