Grupo Prisa has paid €144.9 million to increase its stake in Portugal’s Media Capital from 73% to 94.39%. Media Capital’s interests include the free-to-air TV1, which claimed an average daily […]
Voom HD set for Poland
Chellomedia-backed Zonemedia is to distribute Voom HD in Poland. According to a local report, the service, which is effectively a ‘showcase’ version of the six channels produced by Voom Networks, […]
UPC starts Slovak HD trial
UPC Broadband Slovakia has begun a trial involving HD Ready TV sets. It is expected the company, which is the largest cable operator in Slovakia, will launch a digital cable […]
POT steps up DTT efforts
The Polski Operator Telewizyjny (POT) consortium has begun joint MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 DTT trials in Warsaw. Backed by the national commercial broadcasters Polsat and TVN, POT initially had a one-month […]
Medical appointment service goes live
The UK’s digital booking service for doctor’s appointments has gone live on Sky Digital, Virgin Media and mobile phones. The national service covers over 1,100 surgeries across the country and […]
Sky News added to Jalipo
Sky News is joining the Jalipo online marketplace. The 24-hour news channel is being made available in three different quality streams. Sky News head John Ryley said that it was […]
Travelodge puts porn to bed
The budget hotel chain Travelodge has announced it is to remove pay-per-view adult TV content from its 20,000 in room televisions – the first major chain to do so. Instead, […]
Channel 4 buys into Emap music channels
Channel 4 has confirmed the purchase of a 50% stake in Emap’s music channels. The publicly owned broadcaster will pay £28 million (€38m) for Box Television Ltd, bought by Emap […]
Prisa chairman Jesus de Polanco dies
Jesus de Polanco, the Spanish media mogul and chairman of the Prisa Group, died in Madrid on Saturday after a long illness. He was 77. Prisa’s interests include a number […]
Ukraine takes the digital road
According to a forecast by EEBC, Ukraine could have 850,000 new DTH subscribers in the next three years and up to 2.5 million by 2012. EEBC, which organises an annual […]