BSkyB’s chief finance officer Jeremy Darroch has told a US audience that the DTH platform may find it harder to attract new customers should a UK consumer spending slowdown hit, […]
Third of internet viewers consider pirate content
A third of UK viewers of TV programmes over the internet would consider downloading pirated content, according to Attentional. The consultancy is currently establishing its own internet panel and ran […]
Orad secures Polsat contracts
The Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat has signed contracts approaching a total value of $1 million (€680,540) this year with the TV production technology company Orad. They will allow it […]
EuroNews signs Chinese programme deal
EuroNews has announced that the channel, China Central Television (CCTV) and the European Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the broadcast in Mandarin of a EuroNews magazine package […]
Bertelsmann considers acquiring all of RTL
The German Bertelsmann company is considering acquiring all of RTL. Following speculation in the German press about a possible bid to acquire the 10.2% it does not yet own, RTL […]
Irdeto acquires Cloakware
Irdeto announced today that it has acquired 100 percent of Cloakware, a privately held software company based in Vienna, Virginia, USA and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “Through a partnership our two […]
SkyLink boosts its offer
The Slovak DTH platform SkyLink has added the Czech channels CT1 and Prima TV to its channel line-up, according to a local report. SkyLink is distributed by Astra at 19.2 […]
Sabah sale on a knife-edge
The sale of the Turkish Sabah-ATV media group may now not go ahead tomorrow (December 5), as had previously been planned. Two consortia – RTL, in partnership with the local […]
CEE set for record growth
ZenithOptimedia estimates that Russia’s ad market will rise from its current world ranking of 14th to the sixth largest by 2010. It also forecasts that in the period 2007-2010 Kazakhstan […]
Telekom Slovenije deadline extended
The deadline for bids for a 49.13% stake in Telekom Slovenije is reported to have been extended by the Slovenian government from December 18 to January 4. At least 12 […]