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 […]
Austrian DTT roll-out continues
Digital rollout in Austria continues according to schedule, according to ORS, the company responsible for the transmitter network. Before the summer the cities of Innsbruck, Salzburg and Linz will only […]
PlusTV reaches 100,000-subscriber mark
Finnish pay-TV platform PlusTV has signed its 100,000th subscriber. The purchase was made in the Expert electrical store in the town of Eura. The DTT platform only has two channels, […]
Commercial local DTT mux for Leipzig
The German city of Leipzig is to launch a pilot for a special DTT mux for up to four commercial broadcasters. The media authority of the state of Saxony, the […]
UK digital TV networks consolidated
Arqiva has bought National Grid Wireless (NGW), bringing together the privatised transmission arms of both the former IBA and the BBC, in a deal worth £2.5 billion (€3.69 billion). NGW, […]
Finns clear digital smatv system
2.25pm UPDATE. Finnish public broadcaster YLE has cleared the so-called central digital boxes for use in the country’s digital TV switchover. The ministry of transport and communications requested a urgent […]