A report by the influential House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has criticised the BBC Executive for its lack of transparency. The cross-party committee was told that it […]
German authorities ban daytime adult teletext
The German Commission for the Protection of Youth and Media (KJM) has told 13 commercial broadcasters to withdraw advertising for adult service on their teletext pages, said KJM director Wolf-Dieter […]
Casema settles with city of Amstelveen for €4 million
The municipality of Amstelveen has settled a dispute with the Dutch cable operator Casema to the tune of €4 million. After selling the network in 2000 to Casema for €39 […]
TV5 partners rebel against France
The news that French president Nicolas Sarkozy wants to consolidate all French foreign broadcasting under the France Monde name instead of TV5 Monde has not gone down well with its […]
New Czech must-carry rules criticised
The Czech Association of Electronic Communications (CAEC) has criticised regulation pertaining to must carry in legislation paving the way for the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting that came into […]
Narrowstep losses increase
Narrowstep, the broadband TV company whose clients include Virgin Media, Telefonica and KPN, has announced increased quarterly losses of $2,791,190 (€1,873,911) for the three months to November 30, 2007 and […]
Belgacom complains about Telenet/Interkabel deal
Belgian incumbent telecom operator Belgacom has filed a complaint with the court of first instance in Antwerp about the acquisition of the Interkabel TV activities by Telenet.
Sky given more time in ITV appeal
BSkyB has been given an extension on the deadline to appeal against a ruling on the 17.9% stake it holds in commercial broadcaster ITV. The Competition Appeals Tribunal says BSkyB […]
Agreement on Sardinian switchover
Television operators in the Italian region of Sardinia have agreed terms on the switchover to digital broadcasting.
Canal football bid ruled offside
Canal Plus has failed in its attempt to prevent the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) from holding onto the production rights when it puts forward a new tender for the […]