Vodafone Portugal and NOS are each considering the purchase of the Portuguese telecom assets of France’s Altice, that it has offered for sale, after acquiring PT Portugal. The assets consist of cable TV operator Cabovisão, and Oni, a provider of telecommunications services for business customers. According to local daily Jornal de Negocios, in the eyes […]
Convergent packages and Telefonica’s IPTV service Movistar TV are driving the growth of the pay-TV market in Spain reaching 5.1 million subscribers as of December 31st 2014, with 345,000 additions (325,000 on IPTV) in the last quarter.
The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) has agreed a common position which opposes the allocation of the UHF band (470-694MHz) to mobile services. The vote was held in preparation for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) WRC-15 Conference, where important decisions on the future assignment of spectrum will be made. The European Common […]
Richard Hammond and James May are said to be “very close” to turning down a £4.6 million (€6.3m) BBC offer to return to Top Gear without Jeremy Clarkson. The TV presenters have revealed their intentions to stick by their sacked colleague after Clarkson’s BBC contract was not renewed following allegations that he punched a producer. […]
A major report from investment bankers Exane/BNP-Paribas states bluntly that Netflix is not just a major disrupter of all that is ‘normal’ in broadcasting, but its unique global approach to content and product, plus lower costs than its incumbents, means that Netflix is capable of “shifting the ground beneath [the traditional players’] feet”. The study […]
BT Sport is set to unveil an Ultra HD service on June 9th. BT Sport will also confirm Gary Lineker as the anchor for BT’s coverage of UEFA’s Champions League football. BT Sport has the exclusive TV rights to the matches, and also to UEFA’s Europe League, from the 2015-16 season for three years. For […]
Serbia has successfully completed its digital switchover, with 97.8 per cent of the population covered by the DTT signal. The process was completed ten days before the original target date of June 17th, with the switch-off the last analogue transmitters, located on Kopaonik, Jastrebac, Besna Kobila, Cer and Maljen. According to the Minister of Trade […]
Ziggo’s share of the TV market in The Netherlands was at 54 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, following Liberty Global’s buyout last year, according to Telecompaper stats. The research shows that the ‘new’ Ziggo was the by far the largest Dutch TV provider in Q1, followed by KPN with 27 per cent. […]
A man from the north-east of England has escaped a prison sentence despite making over £46,000 (€63,000) by illegally supplying satellite television channels. Alexander Woodmass had around 50 customers, including pubs and clubs in the North-East, who paid him for their Sky coverage. Durham Crown Court was told the fraud potentially cost the broadcaster £112,000 […]
Exclusive Ultra HD content broadcast in the Hot Bird 4K1 channel operated by Eutelsat Communications continues to expand and diversify with new input from SPI International and Anixe HD Television. SPI International, operator of more than 30 TV channels on four continents, and German broadcaster Anixe are both displaying original new content at the Anga […]