The incumbent Greek telco OTE has said that it will mount a challenge in court against a fine of €27.25 million imposed last week by the Hellenic Telecommunication and Post […]
Polsat-Axel Springer set for talks
The proposed sale of a 25.1% stake in the Polish national commercial station Polsat to Axel Springer is back in the spotlight. Although the deal looked done and dusted at […]
Ofcom proposes HD spectrum rejig
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has said the UK regulator has drawn up a plan that would allow up to four HD channels to be broadcast on the DTT system.
Ofcom renews L-band consultation
Ofcom has announced a further consultation on the proposed auction for spectrum between 1452 and 1492 MHz. The consultation is designed to address some of the issues that came out […]
Virgin-Sky case could continue into 2008
Virgin Media subscribers looking for a return of Sky’s basic channels could be in for a long wait. The High Court in London heard on Tuesday that the case between […]
KPN loses bid to open Dutch cablenets
Dutch cablenets Casema, Essent, Multikabel, UPC, and Delta Kabel have won their appeal against OPTA’s March 17, 2006 ruling on broadcast distribution services. The business tribunal (College van Beroep voor […]
EFTA backs Canal Digital-TV2 pact
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has backed Canal Digital Norge in its agreement with Norway’s quasi-commercial channel TV2. Rival operator Viasat had complained that the exclusive agreement between Canal Digital’s DTH […]
Light at end of Czech digital tunnel
The Czech government has endorsed the idea of a new media law to unblock the current impasse surrounding the award of digital TV licences. A statement released earlier this week […]
Ofcom plan for 4 HD channels
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has said the regulator has drawn up a plan that would allow up to four high definition channels to be broadcast on the DTT system. […]
Cartel office approves Bundesliga sublicence
The German Federal Cartel Office has given its approval to plans by Arena to sublicense the rights to Bundesliga football coverage to Premiere through to the end of the 2008/09 […]