BSkyB’s plans to withdraw Sky News from Freeview have become a key sticking point between the broadcaster and Ofcom over Sky’s intention to launch a DTT pay package. The regulator […]
CSA prepares to license HD over DTT
French broadcast regulator CSA is to launch a tender for two HD services over the DTT platform within the next few months. In the frame will be the leading commercial […]
KPN puts back DVB-H launch to 2008
According to Marco Visser, the MD Mobile of the Dutch incumbent telco and DVB-T operator KPN, the company is putting back the launch of its mobile TV service until 2008. […]
German Kartellamt looks at DVB-H consortium
The German competition authority Bundeskartellamt is looking at the consortium of mobile operators Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2. The group wants to offer a nationwide DVB-H bouquet of 16 channels scheduled […]
BT reveals its Vision to the public
BT has unveiled its ‘TV on your terms’ advertising campaign as its launches its BT Vision IPTV product to the general public. A national TV advertising campaign will begin on […]
Tenants ill-prepared for switchover
Digital UK is calling for action from landlords and tenants after research commissioned by the switchover organisation found that half of tenants in the UK did not know what to […]
KPN reaches 300,000 (almost)
Dutch incumbent telecom operator KPN said it had 296,000 TV customers at March 30, 2007. Almost all of these are DTT homes subscribing to the Digitenne DTT service. Some 4,000 […]
Mediaset PPV doubles revenues
Mediaset Premium, the Italian broadcaster’s terrestrial pay-TV service, has recorded a further 300,000 rechargeable cards sold since the beginning of the year. Around 2.2 million cards were also recharged with […]
Minister unmoved on HD spectrum
Broadcasting minister Shaun Woodward has indicated there will be no special treatment for the terrestrial broadcasters seeking gifted capacity for HD transmissions. “We’ve got an Ofcom review looking at the […]
DTT revenues buoy Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia has posted revenues of €57.6 million for Q1 2007, or 31.5% more than in the corresponding period in 2006. At the same time, its EBITDA of -€11 million […]