Ofcom has announced plans for the auction of capacity known as the digital dividend, the UHF spectrum due to be released as a result of analogue switch-off, representing about a […]
Sky Italia goes IPTV
DTH operator Sky Italia has signed a deal with Italian broadband provider Tiscali to distribute Sky Italia content over its new IPTV service. The telco has launched Tiscali TV in […]
Turner strikes Chello Interactive deal
Turner Broadcasting is to use Chello Interactive’s Mistral solution to offer enhanced TV (eTV) services in Europe. It will be employed on its kids’ channels Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too […]
UPC Czech faces huge bill
Vladimira Chlandová, the general counsel for UPC Czech Republic, has informed the local press that the company will have to spend in the region of CZK100 million (€3.84 million) to […]
Akado launches download service
The Russian cable operator Comcor-TV, which operates under the brand name Akado, has launched a music download service using a hosted Music2You (M2Y) solution supplied by Nokia Siemens Networks. Comcor-TV […]
STV funding worries ease
The Slovakian public broadcaster STV is reported to have secured SKK100 million (€3.02 million) from the country’s Ministry of Culture to cover for some of its losses this year. STV […]
Russia jumps on the HD bandwagon
The Russian company HD Media has announced that it will officially unveil two new HD channels today (December 12) at a press conference in Moscow. The first will be known […]
New twist in Polsat sale saga
The deal that would see Axel Springer acquire 25.1% in the Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat has taken on a new twist. According to Polish sources, Polsat’s owner Zygmunt Solorz-Zak […]
LNT maintains lead in Latvia
According to data produced by TNS Latvia and TV Metri, LNT was the most watched channel in the Baltic republic in November. However, its audience share of 18.3% was slightly […]
STV general director dismissed
Radim Hreha, the head of the Slovak public broadcaster STV, has been relieved of his duties. A former media advisor, Hreha had only been in the post for a year, […]