ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has set out the options available to the UK commercial broadcaster if it chooses to revoke its licence as a public service broadcaster.
Boxer drops 5,000 subscribers
Swedish DTT platform Boxer is reporting a 5,000 fall in subscriber numbers in the third quarter, the second consecutive reduction, but still 3,000 ahead of where the pay-TV operation was […]
Livestation offers to take on Jalipo customers
Web TV provider Livestation has put together a package for customers of the Jalipo platform that closed this week. As first reported yesterday in Broadband TV News, new owners ROK […]
German authorities demand DVB-H licence back
The German mobile TV operator Mobile 3.0 has to hand its DVB-H licence back, according to the Commission for Approval and Supervision of the Media Authorities (ZAK). “We expect the […]
Czech-Slovak DTH platforms consolidate
Important changes are currently taking place in the pre-paid DTH markets in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Astra 1M set for October 31 launch
The launch of the new Astra 1M satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is scheduled for October 31, 2008. The satellite will be launched on a Proton Breeze M […]
NBA TV for Lithuania
The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT has become the first broadcaster in the Baltic Republics to offer its TV subscribers the US sports channel NBA TV.
ROK closes Jalipo portal
ROK Entertainment has closed the over the top TV portal Jalipo after a period of uncertainty. The remaining staff members, already significantly reduced from the 30 London-based staff in place […]
France 24 expands reach
France 24 has announced the signing of a number of new international broadcasting agreements.
Rescue Me to premiere on iTunes
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is to premiere season 4 of Rescue Me on iTunes in the UK. The show has previously been screened on Sky One and is the […]