Data produced by AGB Nielsen Media Research shows that the Polish national commercial station TVN had ad revenues of PLB1.05 billion (€279.5 million) in H1 2007, or 12.04% more than […]
Serbia awards broadcast licences
The Broadcasting Agency (RRA) has awarded regional licences to 24 television networks and 22 radio stations throughout Serbia. However, its decision to deny a licence to the public broadcaster Radio-Televizija […]
UPC starts Slovak digital trial
Slovakia’s leading cable operator UPC is reported to have started a digital TV trial in the capital, Bratislava. It is offering viewers the two national public channels STV1 and STV2, […]
Bavaria to abolish cable tax
The German state of Bavaria is planning to abolish the special state tax on cable households. Until now, cable subscribers have paid a monthly surcharge of €0.45, which is used […]
New German pay channel for 3rd division football
Munich based Kinwelt CEO Michael Koelmel has announced he is willing to invest €20 million in a new pay-TV channel which will broadcast games from the German third division football […]
Maxdome adds The Biography Channel
Maxdome, the German on-demand web TV service, has added programming from The Biography Channel in addition to content from The History Channel. Individual programmes can be watched for a monthly […]
Investors for DiBcom as new Pinnacle USB stick launched
The French DVB-T/H chip developer DiBcom, which primarily caters for the mobile TV reception market, has raised €20 million in new equity from Natixis and existing investors. Nataxis came up […]
Enhanced EPG for Boxer
Swedish DTT platform has introduced an extended electronic programme guide for the growing number of digital video recorders now available in the Swedish market. The technical specifications for the Boxer […]
BSkyB: Virgin legal arguments do not fit
BSkyB has issued a strong rebuttal against Virgin Media’s High Court action over the carriage of Sky’s basic channels. The broadcaster filed its defence with the High Court on July […]
Spanish regulator squares up to EC
The Spanish Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) is reported to be angry at the prospect of the EC imposing a huge fine on the telco Telefónica later this week. In the […]