The French government is considering giving up its idea of ‘bonus’ channels in favour of introducing a 100% HD digital terrestrial platform.
Summer HD+ start for Sky-D viewers
Sky Deutschland satellite subscribers will be able to receive the HD+ bouquet of channels from this summer, the broadcaster has confirmed. At a stroke, this raises the number of HD […]
Sky Go launches in Germany and Austria
Sky Deutschland says it has launched “the first truly integrated offering for TV entertainment of the future – Sky Go“, a multiscreen service for the web, a second TV set […]
Legal battle starts over iPad streaming
US operator Time Warner Cable is seeking a court ruling to have its iPad App approved for use with Viacom Networks channels. In response, Viacom has said it is suing […]
BBC syndication policy begins to bite
The BBC has begun to enforce rules under its new syndication policy that prevents platforms from creating their own versions of the BBC iPlayer. This week Virgin Media was forced […]
Motorola returns to DVB-C set-tops
Motorola Mobility is planning a return to cable set-top boxes. The company has been setting out its future product range at a customer meeting in Monaco, the first such event […]
Music Choice Europe sold for a song
Music Choice Europe has been sold to Stingray Digital, the Montreal-based operator of music-channels that include The Karaoke Channel. The premium audio service was previously owned by a consortium of […]
Russia to consider DVB-T2
Russia’s Ministry of Communications is looking into the possibility of employing the DVB-T2 standard for its upcoming DTT multiplexes. Pilot zones may be set up in a number of locations […]
Comvenient purchase on the cards for Verimatrix
Verimatrix has announced the acquisition of Comvenient GmbH, the Munich-based conditional access specialist, once a part of Leo Kirch’s BetaResearch.
Romanian DTH market consolidates
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom has signed an agreement with Digital Cable Systems (DCS) to buy the latter’s AKTA Satelit DTH platform. This is the second deal Romtelecom has signed […]