France 24 has issued a stout defence of its operations following the statement from the French President Nicolas Sarkozy that French international broadcasting should be in the French language alone.
Turkey approves ATV sale
The Turkish competition board has given its approval to the sale of ATV-Sabah to the Calik Group subsidiary Turkuaz Radio Television. The board said the sale was not in contravention […]
Polish regulators prepare for big shake-up
The European Commission may be asked to look into proposed controversial changes to Poland’s media legislation.
Foreign Minister gives France 24 hope
French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner has admitted that he did not “completely agree” with President Nicolas Sarkozy over the future of French international broadcasting.
Commission approves TSMB purchase
The European Commission has cleared the purchase of T-Systems Media & Broadcast (TSMB) GmbH by TDF.
Sarkozy puts axe over France 24
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he will no longer finance the English-language edition of news channel France 24. Sarkozy told a press conference that he was no longer prepared […]
Discovery joins Sky Picnic
Discovery Networks UK has been signed as the factual channel partner on Picnic TV, Sky’s proposed DTT pay service, currently under regulatory consideration. Discovery Channel would broadcast a 12-hour service […]
Landlady loses Sky pub appeal
The High Court has ruled against the pub landlady who had been screening Premier League matches from the Greek DTH platform Nova. Karen Murphy, landlady of the Red, White and […]
Telcos to gain from Swedish digital dividend
The Swedish government is to allocate two of the original seven multiplexes on the UHF bands to telecommunications companies. The spectrum at the top end of the band between 790 […]
BSkyB should reduce ITV stake
The Competition Commission has made public its recommendations on BSkyB’s 17.9% stake in ITV. The Commission says that BSkyB should be forced to cut its stake in the commercial broadcaster […]