From today, Microsoft will offer free on-demand movies and TV series on its MSN internet subsidiary, according to a report in the weekly magazine Der Spiegel. About 100 titles will […]
French broadcasters win Wizzgo ban
Three major French broadcasters – TF1, France Television Group and NT1 – have won an injunction against the online virtual PVR service Wizzgo. Under the ruling, the programmes of TF1, […]
Veoh opts for web video player
Dedicated video players for web TV seem to be on the way out, with Veoh now also opting for a web based player.
Business channel em24 launches on Astra
SES Astra today announced that em24, a digital business- and lifestyle channel, has started broadcasting on the ASTRA satellite system. The new channel will broadcast its German language programme free-to-air […]
Com Hem grows digital audience
Com Hem continues to grow take-up of its pay-TV services, the Swedish cablenet added another 22,000 digital subscribers on the quarter, to reach 450,000 at the end of September.
Telefónica IPTV passes 2 million
Telefónica’s pay-TV business has passed two million connections; 2.1 million subscribers were hooked up to the IPTV service by the end of the third quarter, representing a 54% increase on […]
CanalSat à la demande goes live
CanalSat has launched an on demand version of its basic channel packages, allowing subscribers to view content at a time of their choosing for one month after the programmes original […]
More Polish DTT worries
The launch of a DTT platform in Poland has hit yet another hitch.
German authority withdraws two Turkish licences
The Commission for Approval and Oversight (ZAK) has withdrawn the licences of two Turkish language channels from Euro 7 Television and Marketing GmbH.
CSA awards four more local DTT licences
The French media authority CSA has awarded four more local digital terrestrial licences.