The French daily Le Figaro has lent its support to NextRadioTV, one of a number of smaller French broadcasters, which are bidding for a DTT licence in the Ile-de-France region. […]
Malaysia chooses DVB-T
Malaysia will start to roll out DTT transmissions using the DVB-T standard from 2009. The decision by the country’s government, which was announced during the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Digital TV […]
SlingPlayer for Palm OS released
Sling Media has announced the public availability – initially for customers in the US and Canada – of SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS, making it possible to watch television on […]
September launch for Arte online free-VOD
The Franco-German culture channel Arte plans to launch its online “catch up” service as a free VOD offer in September. Operating under the brand name Arte+, it will provide seven […]
STV Cameroon launches on NSS-7
The Cameroon media company Spectrum Group has launched its two free-to-air TV stations STV1 and STV2 on the NSS-7 satellite. Located at the orbital location of 338 degrees East, the […]
Bulgarian BTC attracts more interest
Local reports indicate that the US companies TPG and Warburg Pincus have joined forces to put in a bid for Bulgaria’s incumbent telco BTC. Although Mid-Europa Partners, Turk Telekom and […]
Successful year for Poland’s ITI
Poland’s ITI Group has posted better than expected results for 2006. Its consolidated revenues in the year amounted to €355.6 million, as opposed to €264.6 million in 2005, while the […]
PTV Global to launch on Sky
Pakistan Television (PTV) is to launch its PTV Global channel on Sky Digital next Monday (April 2). The channel first launched in the United States in April 2006 with the […]
Setanta extends Irish cable carriage
Setanta Sports has extended its carriage agreement with UPC Ireland. The recently launched Setanta Golf Channel will be added to the UPC-owned NTL and Chorus networks, while the Setanta Ireland […]
In-Di launches HD on April 10
The Flemish digital In-Di platform will launch its previously announced HD bouquet on April 10. The new service will comprise four HD channels: premium movies on Kinepolis TV, commercial broadcaster […]