OpenTV has confirmed that Sky Italia has extended its middleware licence agreement with a multi-year renewal. The agreement squashes any thoughts that the News Corp-owned DTH operation might instead look […]
Discovery Channel plans IPO
Discovery Channel will have more than the sharks of its famous programming block to watch out for as the network’s parent company announced plans to take the company public. It […]
Italy begins first DVB-SH mobile TV trial
The first trial of the satellite-delivered DVB-SH mobile TV technology is getting underway in Torino, Italy. It is being overseen by RAI Technological Strategies Dept, Raiway SpA and RAI Research […]
Algeria joins digital family
Mohamed Benfodil, president of the Algerian Independent ICT Authority (ARPT), has given details of the country’s move to digital terrestrial broadcasting. Benfodil told a two-day ITU seminar in Algiers that […]
BBC considers reducing DTT picture quality
The BBC may be prepared to reduce picture quality in order to get the best value out of its spectrum. The BBC Executive Board is to carry out consumer research […]
Multimedia starts share buy-back
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska is reported to have begun a buy-back of its shares. It has allocated PLN120 million (€33.5 million) for the process, which it expects to complete […]
OTE companies cooperate in Romania
Romtelecom and Cosmote have teamed up to introduce a joint broadband Internet and mobile telephony offer in one discount package for residential and business clients. The move, which will effectively […]
PT Multimedia sets out three-year plan
The board of directors at PT Multimedia has approved a strategic plan for the company until 2010. Its main objectives include becoming the leading triple play provider in Portugal, with […]
Corbina looks for cash boost
The Russian company Corbina Telecom plans to sell between 20-30% of its shares in an IPO in London or Russia in the second half of 2008, according to a local […]
Lattelecom sale doubts emerge
The privatisation of the incumbent Latvian telco Lattelecom is looking increasingly in the balance, according to local reports. Last week saw the company’s CEO Nils Melngailis, one of the main […]