Tesco, the UK’s dominant supermarket chain, is offering a digital terrestrial receiver for just £10. The Techwood manufactured receiver is half the cost of the previous cheaper sold by the […]
Permanent recess for 24cz
The Czech parliamentary channel 24cz is to stop broadcasting, according to its general director Daniel Castvaj. Castvaj was speaking to the local press and added that the move is being […]
550,000 digital TV homes for Unitymedia
Unitymedia, the cable operator in Hesse and Nordrhine-Westfalia, has said it has reached 550,000 digital TV homes, a fivefold increase since 2006. The company also has 200,00 broadband customers and […]
Dogan TV aims for football rights
According to local reports, Dogan TV has asked the Turkish Football Federation to hold a new tender for the broadcasting rights for the Turkish premier league (Süper Lig). The right […]
Slovakia catches HD fever
The Slovak commercial station TV Joj could start HDTV transmissions within a year, according to its technical director Dezider Fischer. Fischer was speaking to the local press, which has already […]
New board members at Svyazinvest
Comstar-UTS has announced the election of two of its and parent company Sistema’s representatives to the board of directors at the telco Svyazinvest. Alexander Gorbunov (VP for strategy and development […]
Hungarian RTL enters online retailing
The Hungarian media group RTL Televizió has with Klub Publishing jointly acquired the country’s leading online retailer NetPiac. NetPiac was established in 1999 and was the first online film store […]
NBC Universal swoops on Sparrowhawk
UPDATED. NBC Universal has confirmed it intends to buy Sparrowhawk Media whose interests include 18 regional versions of The Hallmark Channel. NBC is reportedly paying $350 million (€256m) for the […]
IBM consumer survey says: people want personal TV
A new IBM online survey of consumer digital media and entertainment habits shows audiences are more in control than ever and increasingly savvy about filtering marketing messages. The survey shows […]
Warner launches ‘day-and-date VOD’ in Benelux
Warner Bros will offer a number of its main movie titles under the new ‘day-and-date VOD’ concept with a number of operators. KPN Interactieve TV and UPC in The Netherlands […]