Belgian public broadcaster VRT has signed a deal with mobile TV operator Proximus to offer its main channel VRT één to customers of the Vodafone Live portal. The channel joins […]
Google closes online video shop
Google has said it will close its online video shop that both sells and rents videos online. Launched in January 2006, the service includes a proprietary viewer, and lets consumers […]
Premiere eyes auction channel
German pay TV operator Premiere has invested in auction channel 1-2-3.tv einsteigen. For a reported €10 million, according to German magazine Der Spiegel, the investment buys 14.4% of the company, […]
Green light for RTL acquisition of Talpa assets
The Dutch competition authority NMa has given the green light for the acquisition of a number of Talpa TV assets by RTL Nederland. These include the rights to Dutch Eredivise […]
UPC Austria acquires Telesystem Tirol
UPC Austria said it has acquired cable network Telesystem Tirol for an undisclosed sum from the Moser Holding, a family owned business with interests in newspapers, online, printing plants and […]
Cyfra+ wins accolade
A study by the publishing company Grupa Media Partner has found Cyfra+ to be the most recognisable and highest rated digital platform in Poland. Based on face-to-face and telephone interviews […]
Zonemedia appoints global advertising sales director
Zonemedia has appointed Monica Chard as the thematic channel operator’s global advertising sales director. The Chellomedia company is looking to develop advertising packages that appeal to international advertisers, tying in […]
Kofler quits Premiere
UPDATE: Georg Kofler, the charismatic CEO of German pay-TV platform Premiere, is to leave the pay-TV company on August 31, 2007. Premiere confirmed that Kofler had asked the supervisory board […]
Digital TV Labs updates DVB-T testing
Bristol-based Digital TV Labs has said it is the first independent test lab that is able to support DVB-T standards set out by the UK’s Digital TV Group and the […]
Setanta joins Irish DTT trial
Setanta Ireland and Setanta Golf have been added to the digital terrestrial television pilot currently underway in Ireland. The additions bring the number of available TV and radio channels in […]