Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s control over television broadcasting in Italy goes against European democratic standards, the Open Society Justice Initiative has argued in a brief filed today with the […]
European HD channels to triple by 2013
DVB World 2010 – Lisbon: The number of HD channels is expected to increase threefold by 2013, according to satellite operator SES.
Romanian DTH war escalates
RCS/RDS has upped the ante in the fight for DTH subscribers in Romania.
OPTA publishes “final” Open Cable rules
The Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA has published the final version of the Open Cable rules and pricing for the nation’s two major operators, Ziggo and UPC.
UPC boosts Polish digital offer
UPC has added five new channels, one of which is in HD, to its digital offer in Poland.
Silberwasser to lead global launch of TLC
Discovery Communications has appointed Luis Silberwasser to the new role of international head of content for Discovery Networks International (DNI), reporting to Mark Hollinger, president and CEO of the division.
Two main groups for 3D TV
DVB World 2010 – Lisbon: Commercial requirements for the introduction of 3DTV are divided between the needs of pay-TV operators and free-to-air broadcasters.
TVP/Astra deal under spotlight
Poland’s Public Procurement Office (UZP) is understood to be investigating whether the former TVP president Piotr Farfal acted within the law in extending an agreement with SES Astra until 2014.
Cologne court rejects Kabel BW complaints
The Verwaltungsgericht Köln, a court in Cologne, has rejected a claim from cable operator Kabel BW to stop the planned auction of the digital dividend frequencies, which is set for […]
YouTube viewer sees more than 93 videos
Video viewers at YouTube.com watched 93 videos on average during the month January, representing an increase of 50% versus a year earlier. Nearly 173 million US internet users watched online […]