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Mediamobile leads L band digital radio consortium

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:42:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) French broadcast transmission group TDF's traffic information subsidiary Mediamobile is leading the "Radio Numerique en Bande L" association in its...

Primacom launches new Humax HDTV cable receiver

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:41:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) German cable network operator Primacom has teamed with Humax to launch the CX-5100 C HDTV cable receiver with recording function and internet access...

NetCologne boosts HD offering to 43 channels

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:37:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) German regional network operator NetCologne has expanded its HD offering with seven new channels, at no extra cost...

UPC Austria offers digital TV through CI+ module

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:30:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Cable operator UPC Austria has announced a new digital TV option for customers. The new CI+ Module allows users to access the company's complete digital TV offering without a UPC MediaBox...

Tricolour TV investor wants to buy another 50%

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:41:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Russian federal competition regulator FAS has received an application to acquire a 50 percent stake in the satellite TV operator Tricolour TV, reports Vedomosti...

Lithuanian pay TV market expected to grow by 10% this yr

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:52:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Lithuanian pay TV market is expected to grow by 10 percent this year on the back of the switch to digital terrestrial TV in October, Vz.lt reported...

Videotron expands illico TV service to 6 mln Quebec subs

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:16:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Canadian cable operator Videotron is making its illico TV offering available across its service area as of 30 May...

Thailand to use DVB-T2 standard

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:53:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Thailand will adopt the European DVB-T2 standard for commercial digital TV service, reports the Bangkok Post citing the National Broadcasting and...

Al-Jazeera picks Eutelsat for sport channels in France

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:50:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Eutelsat has won contracts from Al-Jazeera Networks to broadcast its new sports channels in France, beIN Sport 1 and 2. They are due to go live, respectively, on 1 June and later this summer...

Networks take Dish to court over AutoHop service

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:08:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The US TV networks Fox, CBS and NBCUniversal have each filed lawsuits against pay-TV provider Dish Network over its new AutoHop service, which allows...

France drops plan to part-privatise military satellites

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:53:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) France's defence ministry has dropped a plan known as Nectar to sell its Syracuse comms satellites to private operators, reports La Tribune, citing a...

ITU-R agrees on recommendations of UHDTV standards

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:58:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has announced recommendation that represents a major advance in TV broadcasting that will create a new...

Init merges with subsidiaries

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:28:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Lithuanian telecommunications group Init, which controls pay-TV operators Init, Vinita, Palsatas and Teletronika, announced a reorganisation merging the companies into a single Init company...

Iphion offers Ximon catalogue

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:45:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Dutch connected TV services provider Iphion has signed an agreement with Ximon, a provider of Dutch films, documentaries and TV series as well as international arthouse films...

Swedish PTS says TV not affected by 800 MHz mobile telephony

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:49:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Swedish telecoms sector regulator PTS says field measurements have found that mobile telephony in the 800 MHz band does not interfere with terrestrial television reception...

Ghana independent broadcasters object to DTT plans

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:34:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has protested against the framework and steps being taken by the Ministry of Communication for...

UPC Poland offers Sporting Zone on UPC Digital TV

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:19:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) UPC Poland introduced the navigation tool Sports Zone to its subscribers. It allows a preview of twelve sports channels on UPC Digital TV: Polsat...

BSkyB will not face regulatory action over pay-TV films

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:10:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The UK Competition Commission has revised its findings on the UK pay-TV film market and decided that British Sky Broadcasting does not have an adverse effect on competition...

Orange Business Services chosen to upgrade ZIM MPLS network

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:05:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Orange Business Services has won a contract from Israeli shipping container company ZIM to further rationalise its global MPLS network...

Freeview says govt has underestimated 4G interference costs

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:01:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Freeview managing director Ilse Howling has called on the UK government to make sure there are sufficient funds to deal with interference to TV signals from new 4G mobile services, BBC News reports...