The Dutch cable operator CAIW has become the first in the country to add two more RTL channels to its HD line-up, as well as HD versions of the two […]
Solaris Mobile starts four-month trial
Alcatel-Lucent, Solaris Mobile and towerCast have announced the first satellite broadcast infrastructure to demonstrate the potential services of mobile TV, digital radio and data using the digital video broadcasting satellite […]
Boxer Sweden adds new channels
Boxer, the digital terrestrial pay-TV platform for Sweden, will launch its sixth multiplex today (December 1), adding the new channels Showtime, Star, TV 7, BBC World News and Disney XD.
Boost for Hungarian DTT
Hungary’s digital terrestrial service MinDigTV is growing in popularity, with the number of DVB-T MPEG-4 compatible receiver sales in October being 63% higher than in the previous month.
Euronews expands into Ukraine
The international news channel euronews has announced the launch of a daily 10-minute programme on Ukrainian National Television.
SES orders four satellites from Astrium
SES and Astrium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS, has announced the order for four multi-mission satellites from Astrium to provide replacement as well as incremental capacity for its SES Astra […]
Rovi to appeal against Virgin EPG decision
Rovi has issued a robust response following Thursday’s High Court decision that ruled three of its Gemstar EPG patents to be invalid.
New thematic channel for Czech Republic
The Czech Republic will see the launch of a new thematic channel focusing on alternative films, minority sports and educational programming in the first half of 2010.
October is record month for BBC iPlayer
The BBC has released its most detailed stats on the use of its online catch-up TV service. It comes as the BBC iPlayer clocked up a total of 79.3 million […]
Kroes new “digital commissioner” for Europe
Neelie Kroes will be the new telecoms and digital commissioner at the European Commission, the post now held by Vivienne Reding. Kroes is the current competition commissioner and has established […]