Telecom Italia Media’s chief executive Antonio Campo dall’Orto has warned that the Italian government’s decision to delay analogue switch off from 2008 to 2012 had led the group to “re-think […]
CNBC extends Arqiva contract
CNBC Europe has extended its contract with Arqiva to provide a satellite communications system between its six studio facilities. The studios in Brussels, Frankfurt, Zurich, Amsterdam, Madrid and Oxford are […]
SBS reports strong financial results
This morning SBS Broadcasting S.àr.l. announced strong financial results for the full-year 2006, with net revenue increasing by 14% to €1,003 million from €879.5 million in 2005. SBS’s recurring EBITDA […]
Amazon/TiVo launch Unbox service
The Unbox service from Amazon and TiVo has officially rolled out. Nearly 1.5 million TiVo subscribers can now buy or rent digital movies and buy TV shows from Amazon. People […]
EC publishes Audiovisual without Frontiers text
The European Commission has published the consolidated text of its revised Television Without Frontiers Directive. The new Audiovisual without Frontiers Directive is designed to provide a legal framework to Europe’s […]
PlusTV launches twin card pack
Finland’s PlusTV is launching a new twin card package that will allow subscribers to the DTT package to extend their viewing to any TV in their possession. In addition to […]
Chris Dziadul Reports: Food for thought
Chris Dziadul looks at RTL’s strategy in Central and Eastern Europe While much of the discussion about RTL Group’s results for 2006 will undoubtedly focus on its operations in Western […]
Hungary bolsters RTL Group
Figures published by RTL Group show that Hungary maintained its position as one of the company’s key markets in 2006. Indeed, the national station RTL Klub not only accounted for […]
Cyfra+ shuffles the pack
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has introduced a new basic package. Replacing a thematic offer, it consists of 43 TV channels, 12 radio stations, interactive services and several hundred free-to-air […]
Premiere to take on Stargate/Entavio
Premiere CEO Georg Kofler announced Thursday, the German Pay-TV operator will be taking on the fledgling competition from Stargate/SES’s Entavio basic encryption and subscription tv service. “Indeed, we are thinking […]