The French media authority CSA has received four applications for local DTT broadcasters in four regions it advertised on March 18, 2008. The regions in question are Bar-le-Duc, Epinal-Vittel, Toulon, […]
Kartellamt: not all Bundesliga games on pay TV
The German monopoly commission Bundeskartellamt is of the opinion that not all Bundesliga football games should only be available on pay-TV, according to local newspaper reports. At least a number […]
BBC Trust consults on iPlayer pre-booking
The BBC Executive has made a request to the BBC Trust to allow pre-booking of programmes through the BBC iPlayer. The functionality was one of a number of potential new […]
NTV appeals against multiplex share
NTV chief Svein Aarvik has appealed to Norway’s Post and Telecommunications Authority, asking it to review the decision that could force the DTT operator to share its capacity with a […]
Regulator concerned Bezeq could close YES
Israel’s Antitrust Authority is reportedly concerned that Bezeq would close YES if it is allowed to purchase a majority stake in the DTH platform.
ASA says Virgin customers hate to wait longer
Virgin Media’s campaign against ADSL-delivered broadband has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from rival BT. The national press ad headlined “Hate to Wait” featured a […]
CSA wants a clear view on porn channels
The French media authority CSA says it has written a letter to satellite operator Eutelsat demanding all necessary information about the seventy porn and adult channels that transmit over one […]
Sky: Ofcom ignoring pay-TV
BSkyB COO Mike Darcey has accused Ofcom of ignoring the diversity of the subscription television sector and perpetuating an outdated system.
Ofcom reduces financial surplus
Ofcom has reduced its accounting surplus by two thirds, according to the communications regulator’s annual report, released today.
EC okays News Corp and Premiere
The European Commission has given the green light for News Corp. taking control of German pay-TV service Premiere. The competition regulator said News Corp. has pledged to allow third party […]