Motorola today announced it will implement a 26-channel, high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC encoding system for Home Box Office (HBO). Offered by Motorola’s Home and Networks Mobility Business, the system compresses, […]
IFA press: big screens and IPTV major trends
Full HD, larger TV screens and IPTV are the three major consumer electronics trends at this year’s IFA, according to German journalists from the trade, economic and general press. During […]
OFT refers transmitter purchase
The Office of Fair Trading has said Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures Limited’s purchase of the former BBC transmitter network, now controlled by National Grid Wireless Group, should be referred to […]
Linden orders YLE to back mobile TV
Finland’s communications minister Suvi Lindén has asked public broadcaster YLE to commence transmissions over mobile TV as soon as possible. The minister said the broadcaster should enter the market as […]
Arqiva adds ITV/C4 digital upgrade
Fastweb bounce for Swisscom
Swisscom saw a significant boost in its financial performance in the first half of the year thanks to the incorporation of the Italian broadband provider Fastweb into its operations. Its […]
Multimedia profits slip
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska has posted a year-by-year fall in its net profit, the PLN12,284,000 (€3,247,424) recorded in H1 being 15% less than in the corresponding period in 2006. […]
Foreign boost for Axel Springer
Germany’s Axel Springer has posted consolidated revenues of €1,208.5 million during the first six months of the year, or 3.1% more than in the corresponding period in 2006. Its growth […]
Virgin holds onto TV subs
Virgin Media managed to grow its TV net additions by 2,200 in the second quarter despite the continuing absence of Sky branded channels from its basic packages. However, the unavailability […]
Mixed bag for Magyar Telekom
Hungary’s Magyar Telekom is expected to post a mixed set of results for the second quarter. According to a poll of analysts undertaken for the local financial press, the telco […]