Bridge Technologies has announced a partnership with lBaltic-states system integrator Hannu Pro. Based in Riga, Latvia, Hannu Pro represents more than 50 global broadcast equipment and software manufacturers, and the company’s portfolio now includes the VideoBRIDGE line of digital media monitoring products. VideoBRIDGE is the most comprehensive advanced headend-to-set-top-box monitoring solution available to broadcasters, telcos, […]

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 is considering selling a number of foreign broadcasters, including Dutch Net 5, SBS6 and Veronica according to various reports citing CEO Thomas Ebeling. According to Ebeling, a sale of units is possible depending on an attractive offer or a strategic premium. ProSiebenSat.1 acquired the broadcasters three years ago after its merger […]

A wide selection of public interest groups is arguing that the open Internet principles suggested by the FCC last week fall short of “real” net neutrality More than 80 public interest groups, businesses and civil rights groups signed the letter to the Federal Communications Commission, saying net neutrality rules should ban paid prioritisation of online […]

Many of Britain’s top TV programmes could feature product placement within months. The move allowing programme-makers to take payment to promote products within their show – a British television first – is set to be given final approval by media regulator Ofcom this week and come into force from February. Many industry experts suggest there […]

Ofcom has set out a range of ways in which the current system of Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) might be changed to help deliver local TV services. A report has been prepared for the Culture and Media Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, who asked Ofcom to produce the report in his speech at the RTS International Conference […]

French telcos, SFR and Bouygues Telecom, have confirmed a joint initiative to cut costs by sharing the roll-out of high speed fibre-optic networks in some cities. The joint agreement will allow Bouygues, which is a newer and smaller player in the country’s fixed line services segment, to avoid having to construct a costly fibre network […]

Pan-European satellite operator SES Astra, has signed a capacity agreement for video delivery via its 31.5 degrees East orbital position. Through the contract with Ukraine’s state owned Ukrkosmos, SES Astra will immediately get access to all cable head-ends and terrestrial networks, and achieve 100 percent cable-coverage in Ukraine via this orbital position. Ukrkosmos’ channel portfolio […]

Hitron Technologies, a global provider of branded networking solutions, has announced that cable MSO ZON Multimedia is the latest service provider to deploy its new DOCSIS 3.0 8×4 Wireless-N Cable IAD for cable operators. ZON provides comprehensive service, including HD cable television, high-speed Internet access, fixed and mobile telephony. Hitron’s CVE-30360, enables ZON to offer […]