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.
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.