The future funding of the Polish public broadcaster TVP is to be decided by the country’s Constitutional Tribunal.
Belgium completes cable consolidation
Last week, the Belgian cable operator Telenet signed a final agreement with the municipal cable operators and their joint venture Interkabel to acquire the TV activities of the networks. With […]
BADR-6 and Protostar-1 successfully launched
The BADR-6 satellite has been successfully launched together with Protostar 1 from an Ariane 5 spacecraft at Kourou, French Guyana.
Four more local French DTT broadcasters
The French media authority CSA has received four applications for local DTT broadcasters in four regions it advertised on March 18, 2008. The regions in question are Bar-le-Duc, Epinal-Vittel, Toulon, […]
Hungarian broadband growth continues
Data produced by Hungary’s National Communications Authority (NHH) shows that the number of landline broadband access points in the country stood at 1.44 million at the end of May.
Anixe HD to show Beijing Olympics
The German free-to-air HD broadcaster Anixe HD is to show HD programming from the Summer Olympics in Beijing, the company said. Starting on August 9, the channel will broadcast a […]
Orion plans complete PrimaCom take-over
The German holding company Orion Cable plans to completely take over PrimaCom and integrate it with TeleColumbus and EWT. “Of course it is our goal to bring the two companies […]
Comstar buys prospective IPTV operator
Comstar-UTS has acquired LLG Strategy, the 100% owner of the alternative telco Ural Telephone Company (UTC), for R1.015 billion (€27.5 million) in cash.
Military marches into UK
The Military History channel is to launch in the UK and Ireland on July 28 after securing capacity on Sky Digital. It is the first time the brand has appeared […]
GlobeCast renews NSS capacity
GlobeCast and SES New Skies have signed five-year contracts for the continued use of two 36MHz transponders on the NSS-806 satellite at 319.5 degrees East (40.5 degrees West).