A slimmed down Digital Economy Bill was last night approved by the House of Commons. In addition to controversial plans to clamp down on illegal file sharing, there was also […]
Astra 3B launch set for Friday, April 9
Arianespace’s upcoming dual payload flight has been rescheduled to the evening of Friday, April 9 following additional checks performed on the launch vehicle at Europe’s Spaceport. The spacecraft will take […]
Sky 3D kicks off
Sky 3D, Europe’s first scheduled stereoscopic TV channel, went on-air at 10.00 today (Saturday). After two hours showcasing some of the 3D footage captured by Sky over the last 12 […]
UPC starts 3D showcase
Starting Sunday, April 11, Dutch cable operator UPC will commence a series of 3D events. The first showcase is live coverage of the last day of the Augusta Masters Golf […]
Cyfrowy Polsat reveals Nagra CA terms
Cyfrowy Polsat has put a value of PLN 356 million (€92.2 million) on its new ten-year conditional access contract with Nagravison.
Ofcom warning, as Sky heads to court
11.00 Update: Ofcom has warned Sky that it will review the wholesaling of its premium sports channels if the broadcaster were to shift content to channels not covered by proposals to open up its premium channels to rival operators.
- Picnic approved if Sky strikes terrestrial deal
- Wholesale rates reduced by 23%
- VOD contracts face Competition referral
- Six weeks to produce "reference offer"
Row over obsolete French DTT tuners
Between 300,000 and 500,000 French DTT tuners are in danger of becoming obsolete when a new frequency scheme will come into effect, according to the French Consumers’ Association UFC-Que Choisir.
Sky HD/3D launch queue opens tomorrow
BSkyB is to open its new HD/3D launch queue to new applications at 10.00 tomorrow (March 30). For several months the only way for a broadcaster to open a new […]
Astra 3B launch delayed
SES Astra has announced that the launch of the new Astra 3B satellite has been postponed due to an anomaly that occurred in a launcher subsystem. A new launch date […]
Portuguese operators unite against PT licence return
Portugal Telecom has officially handed back the licences for its five DTT pay-TV multiplexes to the telecommunications regulator Anacom and to the media regulator ERC.