San Marino will get its first satellite TV channel on June 13th, with the launch of SMtv San Marino, backed by national broadcaster San Marino RTV and headed by Carmen Lasorella. The satellite TV venture is the latest step in the broadcaster’s multiplatform approach, as the terrestrial TV channel is already available on DTT in […]
The Asia Pacific region is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 29 per cent in 2010 to 73 per cent in 2016 – or up by nearly 400 million homes, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). Fast-growth economies, higher disposable incomes and rising populations will lead […]
Permira Advisors, majority owners of German commercial broadcaster ProSieben/Sat.1, isn’t planning to sell the stations “today or tomorrow” according to an interview given by Joerg Rockenhaeuser, who looks after the fund’s German operations. His interview was with Sueddeutsche Zeitung. To date, most observers have seen a sale as being on the cards but this latest […]
News Corp and regulators are said to have agreed in principle a deal on the final obstacles to a full bid for control of BSkyB nearly a year after the initial bid. The FT reports that ministers wanted to hire external lawyers to review the proposed remedy that News Corp has offered in order to […]
A survey by CASBAA has provided new insight into the issues of most concern for platform operators of cable TV, DTH, IPTV and other forms of video delivery to consumers across the Asia Pacific. Conducted amongst the 24 members of the CASBAA Operators Group, the seven-question survey provides an indication of the concerns that platforms […]
DirecTV Latin America has reached the 10 million milestone eight weeks after posting its best results in the first quarter on top of a record year of subscriber growth and revenue for 2010. The growth was driven by the strong brand, competitive offers, unique products and services, and increasing demand from a young and growing […]
SES Astra has revealed that Nickelodeon HD and Comedy Central HD are now also available via HD+ in Germany following an agreement between MTV Networks, HD+ and SES. Consequently, the HD+ offer now comprises ten free TV HD channels, which are transmitted in encrypted form. HD+ is a technical platform from SES Astra for encrypted […]
European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, recognises that satellite “can provide a great contribution to deliver the important goal of basic broadband for all” especially for the 10 million underserved households in rural and isolated areas where “wired networks, which works well for the majority, may become prohibitively expensive”. Kroes explained that “new […]
After mobile number portability, now for the first time in the country DTH portability will become a reality. Targeting around 6-8 million inactive DTH subscribers of the private direct-to-home operators, Dish TV is going to commercially launch a small device called CAM which will enable the DTH consumers to change their existing DTH operators without […]
French satellite rocket launcher Arianespace is urging Europe’s governments to make a commitment to an updated Ariane rocket in order to build a suitable next-generation system. Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO at Arianespace, told a meeting of space journalists that the USA, China, Russia, India and Japan are all busy preparing next-generation vehicles. He added that […]