Liberty Global has identified Russia, along with China and India, as markets for further expansion.
ProSieben mulls C More sale
Telenor and Time Warner have emerged as potential purchasers of Nordic pay-TV group C More, should present owners ProSieben Sat.1 Media AG proceed with a sale of the company.
Extra time for French football bids
The French football authorities have extended the timetable for bidding on the TV rights to first division football.
TVP dampens DTH platform speculation
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has effectively ruled out launching a DTH platform this year, and certainly before the Beijing Olympics.
Sirius begins Nordic satellite battle
There has always been competition between Norway and Sweden, it goes with the territory, but within a few weeks the two countries will again be fighting it out for dominance […]
Germany fights DTT subsidy decision
The media authority of the state of Nordrhine-Westphalia has appealed against the decision by the European Comission to ban DTT subsidies for commercial broadcasters.
Wallonia gets dedicated DTH pack
French-speaking Belgium is to receive its own DTH satellite package from March with the launch of a trial service named TéléSAT. The March tests will be followed by a full […]
RTL eyes entry into Flemish TV market
RTL is looking at entering the Flemish market in 2008, said Philippe Delussine, member of the board of RTL Belgium. The broadcaster has been looking for years into the possibility […]
Gemstar files Virgin Media patent suit
Gemstar has filed a claim at the High Court in London alleging the breach of three of its European patents by Virgin Media.
Orange ‘planning’ French DTH platform
Canal Plus is facing competition on the home front after it emerged that France Telecom’s Orange was preparing to launch a rival DTH platform.