Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has predicted that the UK trading environment is going to get worse before it gets better. Darroch told a financial conference that Sky's core product remained relevant to customers during the recessionary period and this was common to pay-TV operators around the world. "By focusing on products like Sky+ and our […]

mirada, the audiovisual content interaction specialist, along with Channel 4, have unveiled of an interactive service available on the Sky platform that will help Sky viewers catch all Channel 4 programmes whether on C4, More4, E4 or Film4. Viewers will now see a green button appear in the top-right of screens during trailers for all […]

GlobeCast's African DTH platform has successfully started transmissions on SES Astra's Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite. African broadcaster VoxAfrica is one of the first channels to sign up for the new platform. It is the first Ku-band DTH platform with coverage over sub-Saharan Africa, providing broadcasters with the opportunity to reach households across the continent.

Dish Network has reported its fourth-quarter profit rose 24 per cent, but the second placed US DTH provider lost more than 100,000 subscribers. Dish Network earned $217 million for the three months ended December 31st, up from $175 million a year earlier. Sales rose 1 per cent to $2.92 billion from $2.89 billion. During the […]

The English Premier League has called for tighter laws against IT theft to stop the unauthorised online broadcasting of football matches. One website which links to unauthorised live broadcasts of Premier League and other matches now attracts more traffic than the sites of broadcasters such as ITV, according to a report by a BBC programme. […]

The BBC's plans to create a "next-generation Freeview" – along with ITV and BT – the so-called Project Canvas – will face regulators' scrutiny as they will seek to establish it isn't the recently banned Project Kangaroo by another name. As well as high-definition Freeview broadcasts, Canvas will bring on-demand viewing to the television, via […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid The Spanish Government has paved the way for consolidation in the commercial TV market following its decision to lift the 5 per cent limit in cross-ownerships of TV companies, opening the door to possible mergers between broadcasters at a time when networks are facing a dramatic fall in ad […]

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal's broadcasting regulator (ERC) has rejected the only two bids submitted on the tender for the 5th free-to-air terrestrial TV channel. According to ERC, Zon Multimedia's bid was rejected due to the lack of technical and human resources, while Telecinco's bid received the thumbs down due to a lack of […]

ITV is reportedly considering selling digital television business, SDN, up for sale as it weighs its options to raise extra funds. The broadcaster’s executive chairman, Michael Grade, is finalising plans to raise cash as the group faces a slump in advertising revenues and further pressure from servicing its debt and pension fund. Grade has just […]

ITV has reportedly drawn up plans for a three-way merger with Channel 4 and Five. ITV, which is expected to report a huge drop in profits when it unveils its annual results for 2008, believes merging the UK’s three main commercial broadcasters may be the best way to guarantee its survival. ITV executives are believed […]