RTL Group could shortly leave the Portuguese market. According to reports in the German press, the Bertelsmann company has received an offer of €206 million from Prisa to buy out […]
Philips brings iPod to portable DVD
At the CES in Las Vegas Philips unveiled two portable DVD players which do not only play back DVDs, but also feature iPod video integration. Philips’ DCP line for portable […]
Key milestone for German DTT
German DTT has reached a new milestone by extending its footprint to a potential audience of 75% of the population. New transmitters were switched on in the eastern part of […]
Inuk hires ahead of UK IPTV rollout
Inuk Networks has announced two new appointments ahead of the rollout of its Freewire IPTV service to the UK residential market later this year. Both engineering director David Evans and […]
WorldSpace moves into WRN
Satellite radio operator WorldSpace is to move its London playout facility from Soho Square to WRN’s headquarters in South London. WRN is to expand its master control room to provide […]
Record valuation for MTS
Russia’s leading mobile operator MTS has been valued at over $20 billion (€15.4 billion), making it the most lucrative telecom company in the country. However, the figure, which was valid […]
Cablecom continues Swiss switchover
Cablecom has announced details of the channels that will move to digital only broadcasts in German-speaking Switzerland during 2007. The migration process will be carried out in two phases in […]
LNK joins Viasat Lithuania
Viasat has added a sixth local channel for subscribers to its Gold package in Lithuania. LNK went live on January 1 and is broadcast from the SES Sirius satellite at […]
Gates announces marriage between Xbox 360 and IPTV
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Bill Gates announced the marriage between the Xbox 360 games console and Microsoft’s IPTV Edition software platform. The announcement was made […]
HOT drops international channels
Three major international broadcasters are being dropped by the Israeli cable platform HOT from the beginning of February. BBC Prime, Eurosport News and National Geographic’s Adventure One are being replaced […]