4Fun Media, the owner of the Polish participation TV channel 4Fun TV, has submitted the necessary paperwork to hold a floatation on the Warsaw stock exchange in the first half […]
Premiere Sky might run on entavio
Premiere chairman Georg Kofler has said the new Premiere Sky bouquet might run on SES-Astra’s technical pay TV platform entavio. “Constructive talks” are now going on. German pay-TV operator Premiere […]
Applications accepted for German DVB-H pilot
Today the media authority Landesanstalt für Kommunikation (LFK) in the German state of Baden-Württemberg has opened the application process for the nationwide 16-channel DVB-H pilot project. The window for applications […]
Viacom sues YouTube/Google for $1 Billion
Videosharing site YouTube is being sued for over a billion dollars in damages by Viacom, parent company to popular TV channels MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Viacom claims that […]
Turner in KabelKiosk
Turner Broadcasting System’s Boomerang, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), channels will be distributed to cable networks in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg through Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk platform. Signals are […]
Tandberg finds extra profit thanks to taxman
There has been a material change in Tandberg’s tax position. According to the digital TV technology vendor, its after tax profit in 2006 amounted to $82.9 million (€63.1 million ), […]
National triple play for France
Canal+ and Telecom Italia-backed Alice have teamed up to launch the first-ever triple play service to made available nationally in France. Due to make its debut tomorrow (March 14), AliceBox-Groupe […]
Czech digital switch to be monitored
Leading players in the Czech TV industry have officially joined forces to create a new association known as Digi Monitor. Brought together by an initiative involving the Czech Telecom Office […]
New regulator for Russia
According to a local report, Russia’s President Putin has signed a decree paving the way for the creation of an all-media regulatory body. Combining the existing Federal Service for Telecom […]
More DTT in Northern Germany
Today new DTT transmitters in Northern Germany have been switched on in the regions of Lüneburger Heide and Wendland. Two multiplexes with public broadcasters Das Erste, ZDF, Phoenix, arte, EinsExtra, […]