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 […]
Premiere, arena both aim for football exclusivity
In separate interviews,Thursday, both Premiere CEO Georg Kofler and cable backed football channel arena’s CEO Dejan Jocic said they would try to gain exclusivity in broadcasting the German Bundesliga the […]
Clover’s Week: Piling on the pressure
Broadcasters and manufacturers are pressing the case for terrestrial HD spectrum. Julian Clover reports from the DTG Summit Almost every television set on sale in the major high street stores […]
Qatar starts DVB-H broadcast
DVB-WORLD DUBLIN – Qatar is the first country in the Middle East to commercially offer Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld (DVB-H) later this year. The service has been on a […]
Sci-Fi awarded Benelux licences
Versions of Sci-Fi Channel and 13th Street have been licensed by Ofcom for carriage in the Benelux. The two stations have been issued with television broadcast licences. Another broadcaster using […]