German cable operator KabelBW is to offer free live Bundesliga football on Friday nights. All subscribers with a digital set-top will have access to the dedicated “Free Friday” channel. The […]
Ziggo looking into CI solutions
Dutch cable operator Ziggo is exploring possibilities for introducing Common Interface solutions. The company is currently talking to a number of hardware suppliers and conditional access provider Irdeto, according to […]
YouSee warns of DTT threat
Danish cablenet YouSee has warned that it faces increasing competition from new sources, particularly DTT. The TDC-owned operator said the publicly owned Digi TV was already capable of providing a […]
Lithuania watches HD Olympics
The Lithuanian Radio and TV Centre, together with Lithuanian National Radio and TV (LRT), is making HD transmissions of the Olympics available to all viewers living within a 40km radius […]
TDF and Norkring bidding for VRT network
TDF and Norkring are the two remaining parties bidding for the VRT transmitter network in Dutch speaking Belgium, according to local news reports. Both parties have been asked to put […]
KPN Digitenne increases DTT subscription price
The Dutch DTT operator KPN Digitene will increase its monthly subscription fee from €6.95 to €7.50. The price is still about half that of the average basic cable subscription.
Media authorities demand ‘signal’ from Mobile 3.0
Following media reports that the German mobile TV operator Mobile 3.0 wants to hand back its licence, the media authorities are now demanding ‘a signal’ from the company on its […]
HD treat for Czech DTT viewers
The Czech public broadcaster’s sports channel CT4 is being made available in HD to DTT viewers in Prague and Brno.
Czech TV inks DTT deal
The Czech public broadcaster CT has signed an agreement with the national transmission company Radiokomunikace.
Arabsat takes BADR-6 into service
The new BADR-6 satellite is now officially part of the Arabsat fleet of satellites at its TV hotspot (BADR) at 26 degrees East, the operator announced today. The in-orbit tests […]