BSkyB has been granted an extension of the time it can apply to the Competition Appeal Tribunal over a forced sale of its stake in rival broadcaster ITV. Originally BSkyB was meant to decide on an appeal by January 16th but has been granted permission to wait and hear the view of the secretary of […]
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future framework that will apply to state funding of public service broadcasting, amending EU laws set out in 2001. The commission said key issue for discussion are the public service remit in the new media environment. Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said: “The present broadcasting framework […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid One out of every four households in Spain are already connected to DTT, reaching a total of 10 million viewers. However, only 4.6 million people daily watch DTT in the country, representing an average share of 9.5 per cent, according to the latest figures released by the Pro DTT […]
Belgian telco Belgacom has filed a complaint with an Antwerp court against the four Flemish cable television companies which have signed a preliminary agreement with cable operator Telenet for the sale of their television activities. The agreement, signed by Telenet, Interelectra, Integan, and Interkabel in November, would transfer the companies 800,000 Flemish customers — one […]
France’s State Council has rejected an attempt by pay-TV group Canal Plus to scrap a controversial condition set by the country’s professional football league in a tender for football rights. Canal Plus challenged the League’s right to exclusively produce the images that broadcasters transmit over the next four seasons,. France’s highest court ruled that the […]
Narrowstep, the internet tv provider, says revenues for the three months ended November 30, 2007 increased by $571,571, or 49 per cent. The company says the increase in quarter-to-date and year-to-date revenue resulted primarily from the addition of new customers while focusing on retaining its larger and more profitable customers. Operating costs for the quarter […]
Staellite provider EchoStar has appointed Dean Olmstead as President of Satellite Services. Until recently, Olmstead served as an advisor to Loral Space Communications on strategic and growth opportunities for Loral’s satellite service businesses.
SecureMedia has announced that Bonairean telecom operator Telefonia Bonairiano (Telbo) has launched 'mitv', its new Digital TV over ADSL 2+ network protected by the Encryptonite ONE System. Telbo, Savant Communications and Manycast Consultancy are currently developing a proposition towards the other operators in the Caribbean wanting to offer Digital TV services by expansion of and […]
Telco IPTV subscribers grew to 7.6 million in the third quarter of 2007, according to a Dittberner's report 'Global Broadband Subscriber Survey.' The report states that though the Western Europe still leads the IPTV market, Asia now rivals it in size. A year ago, Western Europe had 68 per cent of the global market. The […]
The PVR market is starting to show signs of maturation, reports In-Stat signs include expanding geographic availability of PVR products, particularly into Europe and Asia, and a levelling out of both PVR unit shipments and product revenues. In 2008, PVR product unit shipments are forecasted to surpass 22.6 million, up from 19.6 million in 2007. […]