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 […]
Italy in new EC digital threat
The European Commission has instructed Italy to change its rules governing the broadcast of digital television signals of face the possibility of a substantial fine. Italy has already run into […]
Commission backs DVB-H
The European Commission has given its official backing to the DVB-H mobile TV standard. It a statement the Commission said it was urging the 27 EU Member States and industry […]
EU approves Tele2 France broadband divestment
Tele2 has announced that it has received EU approval for the divestment of its French broadband and fixed telephony business to SFR. The Vivendi-Vodafone mobile operator agreed in October 2006 […]
Italy launches national frequency register
Italian communications minister Paolo Gentiloni, and the Chairman of the communications guarantee authority (AGCOM), Corrado Calabrò have unveiled a single national television frequency database. The project was launched last year […]
EUR200 subsidies on Italian digital TVs
The Italian government has announced plans to provide subsidies of up to €200 on the purchase of new television sets that feature a digital tuner. It follows recent clearance received […]
Operators reject copyright proposal
A coalition of platform operators and content providers has asked the European Union to reject an offer by national royalty collection bodies in their attempt to resolve a long running […]
Thompson: No new BBC linear channels
BBC director-general Mark Thompson has indicated that the corporation sees an on demand future in which the BBC would think carefully about new launches. Addressing an invited audience in London, […]
Telenet wins access to Interkabel
Liberty backed Flemish cable operator Telenet has won its court case against Interkabel regarding exclusive access to the four cable operators’ networks for its VOD and iTV services, besides the […]
PT Multimedia out of DTT bidding process
PT Multimedia will be prevented from operating DTT multiplexes in Portugal if it holds onto its cable TV network. Parliamentary affairs minister Augusto Santos Silva has told local media that […]