Prima TV, a company owned by Tarak Ben Ammar and Naguib Sawiris, has sold its DTT multiplex (Mux) in Italy to Syes (System Engineering Solutions) for approximately €2.5 million. This transaction was approved by Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom). The sale comes after Prima TV’s Mux business unit, called 3DFree, was initially transferred to a new […]
As of December 2025, Italy has 283 TV channels nationwide, operated by just under 100 broadcasters – two‑thirds of them domestic. Excluding duplicates and time‑shifted versions, there are 211 parent channels, according to the 2025 report of the Italian broadcasting association Confindustria Radio TV. High definition has become the standard, with 130 HD channels; for […]
French TV and digital watchdog Arcom has launched a public consultation on the future of DTT and television media. Open until June 15th, the consultation focuses on the use of the radio spectrum in regards to the expiration in 2027 of the authorisations given to six DTT national channels: TF1 Series Films, 6ter, RMC Story, […]
Eutelsat has announced an agreement with Cadena Tres, part of Grupo Imagen, for the distribution of its television signals via the Eutelsat 117 West A (E117WA) satellite. With this latest deal, Eutelsat strengthens its presence in Mexico by becoming the satellite operator that hosts virtually all of the country’s most important public and private broadcasters […]
Barb, the audience measurement specialist, has published a first-time report entitled What People Watched in 2025. The report explores how people in the UK watched their favourite television show last year. It covers live and on-demand, linear and streaming viewing for broadcasters, streamers and video-sharing platforms. The findings include: Live viewing remains a substantial part […]
The UK’s main TV, radio and cellular mast operator and transmission company, Arqiva, has been plunged into financial uncertainty amid uncertainty over a looming digital switchover. The past few months have seen a main shareholder (Macquarie) selling off its 26.5 per cent holding in the business. Another shareholder, Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) is known to be […]
Sky has published independent research by Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates (O&O) which finds that the UK can move fully to internet-delivered TV in the 2030s, with only around 330,000 (2.2 per cent) households left to help over the line – if Government sets a clear timetable and invests in targeted help for those most at […]
Free-to-air DTT TV in Spain has lost another TV channel. Following its exit from DTT, the Libertad Digital TV channel has now started broadcasting 24 hours a day via YouTube. DTT suffered a new setback in the country with the unexpected disappearance of Libertad Digital TV, which ceased its FTA broadcasts earlier this January. The […]
TV group Squirrel has announced it will launch a new free-to-air TV channel in Spain, set to be fully available on DTT from January 1st 2026. The new network, distributed through the country’s main television platforms, will focus on premium fictional content. According to the company, the launch will broaden and enhance Spain’s current television […]
Independent TV network Great, owned by Narrative Entertainment UK, has joined the Broadcast 2040+ campaign, a coalition committed to securing a long-term future for free-to-air broadcast TV and radio. As some in the TV sector advocate for a switch-off, Great says it is joining with the Broadcast 2040+ campaign “to push for safeguarding this crucial […]