DIGITAL BRITAIN: THE REPORT. A 50p (€0.59) per month levy is to be imposed on all fixed copper telephone lines to fund the deployment of ‘next generation’ broadband to the […]
Clearing house to manage VOD micropayments
DIGITAL BRITAIN: THE REPORT. The government has set aside £30 million (€35.5 million) to be spent on collaborative and pre-competitive research and innovation as part of the Digital Britain report […]
Cable ready for next generation access
The cable industry has reacted positively to the launch by the European Commission of a consultation on its revised proposals for the regulation of Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband networks.
EC approves French transmission rules
The European Commission has given the go ahead to proposals by the French telecoms regulator ARCEP to maintain regulatory obligations on the incumbent TV transmission services operator TDF.
Plain sailing on Swedish EPG sea
The Swedish Radio and Television Board (RTVV) has published its sixth annual report into the market surrounding application software for digital television including Electronic Programme Guides (EPG) and the Application […]
Ziggo loses programme council case
The Dutch regulator Commissariaat voor de Media has ruled that the cable operator Ziggo has to follow the instructions of the local programme councils for the line-up of the basic […]
T-Entertain adds 24-hour Hustler TV
Hustler TV Deutschland has announced that the channel is available from today (June 3) on the Deutsche Telekom IPTV service T-Entertain.
Burnham puts broadband in core receiver
Culture minister Andy Burnham has highlighted the core set-top box as a possible means to achieve the 2 Mbps universal broadband access proposed in Lord Carter’s Digital Britain Report.
Cuatro and La Sexta merger planned
The Spanish commercial broadcasters Cuatro and La Sexta are close to a merger, according to a report in the newspaper La Gaceta de los negocios.
Hulu waits as Kangaroo finally dies
The Competition Commission has published the undertakings from the partners in Project Kangaroo, just as US rival Hulu looks set to enter the UK market.