UPC Broadband will consolidate its European DTH business in order to drive efficiencies and opportunities to expand the business and services provided to customers. As a result it has centralised its activities in a new company, UPC DTH S.a.r.l. based in Luxembourg. This consolidation coincides with a recent agreement for a long term satellite position […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The Spanish Government is to approve a Royal Decree before the analogue switch-off, scheduled for March 30th, which will lay the groundwork for the launch of HD through DTT. To foster HD, the Administration will oblige all electronic manufacturers to include an integrated HD decoder in all TV sets […]
The BBC's online broadcast service saw requests doubled from last year to 120.3 million, 20 million of which were via Virgin. Just three percent of consumption is now via download.
CBS has confirmed it will begin selling some of its television shows for 99 cents per episode through Apple's iTunes service. “There are certain shows that will be sold on Apple for 99 cents,” said Leslie Moonves, chief executive of CBS, adding that CBS had not worked out which shows to offer at lower costs. […]
TF1, France's largest commercial broadcaster, targeted only a 2 per cent increase in sales in 2010 after two years of slumping advertising revenues. The company reported net profit of E115 million for 2009, down 30 per cent on the previous year, on sales of E2.365 billion, down 9 per cent. Advertising revenues for the TF1 […]
Clicker, a comprehensive search engine for TV content on the web, has closed an $11 million Series B funding round led by JAFCO Ventures, with existing investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures also participating. JAFCO’s Joe Horowitz will join the Clicker board. The new funding brings Clicker’s total funding to $19 million, after an $8 […]
Belgian cable network operator Telenet has signed an agreement with Norkring Belgie to use capacity on the latter’s broadcasting infrastructure network. This will enable Telenet to offer DTT services in Flanders and Brussels beyond its cable footprint to secluded homes, caravans, holiday homes and cars.
Philippe-Olivier Rousseau, Managing Director and Senior Banker at BNP Paribas, has been elected as new president of the European Anti-Piracy Association, AEPOC. Rousseau is the successor to Jean Grenier , the former General Director of Eutelsat, who has retired after pioneering and developing the first pan-European industry initiative against audio-visual piracy during 13 years. Among […]
Liberty Global has completed the sale of its 37.8 per cent stake in Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) to KDDI in a $4bn cash deal. The Tokyo-based carrier earlier this month scaled back its plan, saying it would retain 31.1 percent of Jupiter and place 6.7 percent in a trust bank, after the bid led Japan's financial […]
CNBC, the leading pan-EMEA business and financial news channel, has announced that it will be available on Freesat from February 23rd on channel 210. The channel's availability on Freesat increases CNBC's distribution in the UK to 12 million households. The announcement follows the channel's decision at the end of January to become available 'free-to-air' for […]