Fastweb has announced a 26% rise in its fourth quarter revenues following the acquisition of a record number of subscribers as net additions grew by 50%. Revenues at the Italian […]
TV2 Norway adds Nyhetskanalen to broadband package
TV2, Norway’s quasi-commercial terrestrial network, has launched the country’s first 24-hour news channel. Nyhetskanalen went live today (January 15) and forms part of TV2’s recently launched broadband TV service. Nyhetskanalen […]
Duffy to leave NTL
NTL-Telewest has confirmed the departure of former CEO Simon Duffy, who has resigned from his post of executive vice chairman, and as a member of the board of directors. Duffy […]
Austrian bid for Romtelecom
Telekom Austria is about to buy into the incumbent Romanian telco Romtelecom. According to several reports, a deal close to completion will see the Austrian company acquire up to 50% […]
Fox delivers movies to KDG VOD
Twentieth Century Fox is to provide Kabel Deutschland (KDG) with premium movie content for its CineExpress video on demand service. It follows a multi-year pay-per-view licensing agreement between Fox and […]
BPG issues call for Multichannel Award entries
The Broadcasting Press Guild has issued a call for entries in the Multichannel category of this year’s BPG Awards. Unlike the other awards, which are chosen by the membership as […]
Tandberg and Arris to Merge
Technology companies Tandberg and Arris have announced that they are to merge. Arris is to pay Tandberg a sum of $1,214 million based on current exchange rates. In a statement […]
South Korea to launch commercial IPTV service
South Korea will introduce commercial Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services within this year, the nation’s Information Minister Rho Jun Hyong has said, according to the ABU. IPTV is one of […]
OFT to investigate Sky-ITV holding
The Office of Fair Trading has issued a formal invitation to comment on last December’s acquisition by BSkyB of a 17.9% stake in ITV plc. In a statement the OFT […]
Clover’s Week: The return of TSI
TSI is back in business with Nick Doff returning to the helm. He spoke to Julian Clover The transmission and playout business has grown considerably over recent years as the […]