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.
ARD and ZDF plan road map to HD
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are planning a road map to the introduction of HD in the country. The Launch date will be the opening ceremony of the 2010 […]
German pubcasters plan analogue switch-off for DTH
The German public broadcaster ARD and the Franco-German cultural channel Arte will switch off analogue distribution on Astra in 2011, the broadcasters said. ZDF will follow suit in 2012.
Cyfrowy Polsat delays IPO
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has delayed its IPO for a second time due to the current instability on the world’s markets. Confirming the move, its president Dominik Libicki […]
TV Cabo buys TV Tel
Portuguese cablenet TV Cabo is to take control of smaller rival TVTel. The PT Multimedia division has already taken a 20% stake and will purchase the remaining 80% from investment […]
Mobile 3.0 wins German licence, opts for DVB-H
Mobile 3.0, a joint venture between Mobiles Fernsehen Deutschland (MFD) and Neva Media, has won the nationwide mobile TV licence in Germany and chosen the DVB-H standard to roll out […]
Viasat joins HD club
Modern Times Group has confirmed the launch of a HD television service on its Viasat Broadcasting satellite platform in the Nordic countries.
Dutch cabler to bid for live football rights
Dutch cable company Zesko Holding has launched a surprise bid for the live Dutch football rights to the Eredivisie, the Dutch premier league competition. According to local newspaper reports, Zesko […]
Rogaland begins Norway digital countdown
The Norwegian region of Rogaland is now less than 50 days away from analogue switch off. The move is scheduled to take place at 11.30 on March 4 with 98% […]