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 […]
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 […]
BT won't be forced to invest billions in a national, superfast network, UK ministers have said, as the telco outlines its own tentative acceleration plans. Since recent government criticsim investors had feared BT would be forced to spend £15 billion (E21.4bn) on a fibre network. The Department for Business confirmed: “It is not for government […]
BSkyB is expanding its retail presence to up to 250 outlets after reaching an agreement with the commercial landlord Land Securities. The company already operates a network of 59 kiosks that came with the 2006 acquisition of You Me TV. The number of outlets is expected to reach 250 in 2008. The 'points of presence' […]
Video-sharing websites such as YouTube have seen dramatic increases in popularity in the US as the writers’ strike has led to TV shows being pulled and a host of reruns hitting the schedules. The biggest winner, according to figures from Nielsen Online, has been YouTube, which showed an 18 per cent traffic surge in the […]
Microsoft has announced the availability of DVR Anywhere on the Microsoft Mediaroom platform, giving DVR customers the flexibility to watch recorded programmes on any TV in their home. Microsoft Mediaroom’s DVR Anywhere is software-based, so no TV tuners are needed, so playback and multiple recording can take place simultaneously. It also requires that only one […]