German pay-TV provider Premiere has reached a new marketing and distribution agreement with rival Arena. The pact, which sees Arena take a 16.7% stake in the company, will also return […]
Chris Dziadul Reports: Catching up fast
Chris Dziadul looks at Sistema’s HD and mobile plans. This week’s CSTB International Exhibition and Conference in Moscow provided yet more evidence – if it were needed – of just […]
Polsat seeks double IPO
According to local reports, Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, the owner of the Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat, is planning up to two IPOs at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The first, which is […]
Russian ad market grows
Data published by the Association of Communication Agencies in Russia shows that the country’s ad spend in 2006 amounted to $5.03 billion (€3.87 billion) in 2006, or 29% more than […]
Polsat snaps up business channel
The Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat has acquired the business channel TV Biznes. Although the terms of the deal have not been revealed, it was reported earlier this week, when […]
BBC expands Freeview multiscreen
The BBC has confirmed that it is adding two new services to its news multiscreen on the Freeview platform. Sports headlines and the UK weather forecast will join the two […]
Sky launches MPEG-4 DTT pay service
Sky has announced plans to launch a package of pay-TV channels on the UK’s digital terrestrial platform. The new service will include Premiership football coverage in competition with Setanta Sports, […]
Virgin launches free VOD ‘channel’
Virgin Media is to launch what it is describing as a TV channel with a difference. In reality Virgin Central is a free video on demand service that will be […]
Ofcom lets Nat Geo go Wild
Nat Geo Wild has been issued with a licence from Ofcom for its new Nat Geo Wild channel. The new channel will launch on March 1 and will be available […]
ASA rejects Sky HD complaint
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected complaints that claimed that advertisements for Sky HD were inaccurate. The advertisements promised viewers “the biggest revolution in television viewing since colour superseded […]