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EC wants no new MPEG-2 after 2012

Using digital switchover in 2012 as a cut-off point after which no new MPEG-2-based digital services will be launched is one of the measures being… Read more

Virgin Media adds Eurosport HD

Virgin Media has added Eurosport HD to its channel line up. The UK cable operator said the deal with Eurosport marked the first of… Read more

UPC Austria boosts HD line up

UPC Austria will tomorrow add HD versions of German channels ZDF and Das Erste to its TV service. Both channels will join ORF 1 HD,… Read more

DMC chosen for Food Network international launch

Broadcast services provider Digital Media Centre, has been selected as the playout provider for the Food Network as it launches across Europe, the Middle East… Read more

Total TV offers free channels in wake of W2 anomaly

SBB-owned Serbian DTH platform Total TV is offering additional TV packages for free to its customers throughout February. The move follows a series of technical… Read more

Italy distances itself from Telecom Italia merger with Telefónica

Italy’s government has denied being involved in a merger of the country’s incumbent telco Telecom Italia with Spanish counterpart Telefónica. In a statement, the government… Read more

Intelsat reports anomaly

The Intelsat 4 satellite (IS-4), located at 72° East, experienced an anomaly on February 1, at approximately 00:18, according to operator Intelsat.  It said it… Read more

Private equity suitors circle Kabel Deutschland

A host of private equity players are set to bid for German cabler Kabel Deutschland within weeks. News wire reports suggest that Advent, Carlyle, CVC… Read more

Vivendi completes buyout of M6’s Canal Plus stake

French media company Vivendi has completed its buyout of the 5.1% stake of Canal plus owned by M6.  Free-to-air broadcaster M6, which is owned by… Read more

France Télévisions implements IneoQuest iVMS

France Télévisions has implemented test and measurement technology company IneoQuest’s iVMS management system and Cricket IP probes for end-to-end network monitoring, analysis and remote… Read more