Intelsat is to provide space segment capacity to Arqiva as part of its multi-platform distribution system for the BBC’s digital channels. Arqiva has been named as the preferred supplier for […]
Czech TV to expand digital coverage
Pavel Dvorak, the president of the Czech Telecom Office (CTU), has told local sources that the Czech public broadcaster CT is likely to start DTT transmissions in the towns of […]
Czech digital switch over nears
Domazlice is set to become the first all-digital part of the Czech Republic when it switches off its analogue transmitters on June 30. DTT signals, which are currently received only […]
KPN selects Thomson for DTT network
Dutch carrier KPN has awarded a long-term contract to Thomson for a major upgrade to its transmitter network across the Netherlands. The multi-million Euro contract will increase the power of […]
Lagardere wants to be a Virgin
The French Groupe Lagardère wants to rebrand its Europe 2 TV channel and radio station as Virgin. The company has signed an agreement with the British Virgin group to be […]
Canal+ and TF1 look at news merger
Canal+ and TF1 are looking into the possibility of merging their respective news channels, iTélé and LCI. The two channels face heavy competition from newcomer BFM TV, that attracts an […]
Mobile companies adopt OMA BCAST
A grouping of mobile operators, handset manufacturers and chip developers have agreed to endorse a common mobile TV implementation based on the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Mobile Broadcast Services Enabler […]
New growth for Boxer
Sweden’s DTT pay platform Boxer added a further 18,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2007. As of March 31, 2007, Boxer had 672,000 subscribers to its digital TV service, […]
DTT debut for TVP Sport
According to local reports, the Polish public broadcaster TVP has begun trial digital terrestrial transmissions of its thematic channel TVP Sport. The service is being distributed, alongside the national channels […]
Xie rolls out first digital channel
Xie, the joint venture between Dutch incumbent telecom operator KPN and Endemol, is rolling out its first thematic digital channel called Planet Prime. The channel will offer ‘gold’ programming from […]