According to local reports, the Polish public broadcaster TVP has increased the number of channels it is carrying in its DTT trial services in Warsaw and Poznan. Aside from TVP1, […]
Step forward for Lithuanian VOD
The Lithuanian telco UAB Alpha komunikacijos has chosen Concurrent’s MediaHawk on-demand platform for its new VOD service. Launched last month, the latter is expected to eventually reach up to 40,000 […]
Eutelsat enjoys continued revenue growth
Eutelsat Communications has reported a first quarter revenue increase of 6.2%, as the Paris based satellite operator benefited from the sustained development of video applications, up by 10.7% following the […]
Spain trials pay-per-view on DTT
Six companies have joined forces to launch a pay-per-view trial on DTT in the Spanish village of Alcázar de San Juan, with plans to introduce pre-paid pay-per-view content, mainly football […]
Virgin Media boosts TV line-up
Virgin Media has announced the addition of channels from Sparrowhawk Media and CSC Media Group to its channel portfolio. Subscribers will now be able to enjoy the Sparrowhawk channels Diva […]
EBU warns mobile TV could blur DTT picture
EBU technical director Lieven Vermaele has warned of interference to digital TV services should mobile TV services be allowed to broadcast in the same frequency bands. “In many European countries, […]
SES-Astra to develop 23.5 degrees East
SES-Astra announced today that it has moved its satellite Astra 1E from the orbital position 19.2 degrees East to 23.5 degrees East to replace Astra 1D which is approaching the […]
Nokia finds its mojo
Nokia and Reuters have teamed up to introduce mojo to the world of journalism – mojo stands for mobile journalism, which allows reporters to file and publish text, photo, audio […]
Ad-revenue model to change the mobile industry
A new report from the telecom analyst firm Berg Insight predicts that ad-based revenue models will have a profound long-term impact on the development of the mobile industry. “Traditionally, telecom […]
EC clears Intelsat purchase
The European Commission has given the green light to the $16.6 billion acquisition of satellite operator Intelsat by Serafina Holdings. The deal was fast tracked under the European Union’s ‘simplified’ […]