Details have begun to emerge of an agreement signed by the Polish public broadcaster TVP, its radio counterpart Polskie Radio and the mobile company Polkomtel earlier this autumn. Local reports […]
Lindsay-Davies quits DTG for Freesat
Richard Lindsay-Davies is to leave the Digital TV Group to take up the role of commercial development director with Freesat, the BBC-ITV joint venture, scheduled to launch next April. The […]
Swiss plan ASO on November 26
Swiss public broadcaster SRG will cease all analogue terrestrial broadcasts on November 26. Viewers will only have access to one single multiplex offering the four national Swiss public channels in […]
Vatican starts T-DMB pilot in the holy city
Vatican Radio has started a pilot with T-DMB broadcasts in the city state with help from the Korean government. “With an encoder offered by us, Vatican Radio launched a test […]
RAI to expand DTT offering
Italian public broadcaster RAI wants to increase its DTT offer by two more channels; one will be youth oriented, the other a general entertainment channel. No exact launch dates have […]
Ruckus makes Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV wireless
Ruckus Wireless today announced a deal with T-Home, a division of Deutsche Telekom to supply 802.11a Smart Wi-Fi systems to enable in-home wireless distribution of its Entertain Comfort IPTV service. […]
Virgin looks for corner to turn
Analysts are anticipating a partial restoration of fortunes when Virgin Media unveils its quarterly statistics on Wednesday. The cablenet is expected to reveal a loss in the region of 31,000 […]
Hong Kong starts digital terrestrial TV tests
Last week in Hong Kong the first digital terrestrial television tests were started by the Hong Kong Digital Terrestrial Television Local Testing Group. The group was established by the Hong […]
CNN no longer HOT in Israel
UPDATE. Israel’s cable operator HOT has carried out its threat to drop international news channel CNN from its line-up.It had been anticipated the channel would remain on the air through […]
Murdoch says regulatory delays are no Picnic
James Murdoch has expressed disappointment at regulatory delays holding back the launch of Sky’s DTT package Picnic. In an investment call following Friday’s first quarter results, the Sky CEO admitted […]