Finnish telco and pay TV provider DNA is extending its pay TV services from cable onto the country’s DTT network. DNA is providing SD and HD channels, including its Mix HD package, an eight-channel offering that can be tailored by subscribers. The operator plans to add Canal Plus channels to its terrestrial offering from September […]
The recent slew of bad financial news on TV has seen a major surge in television ratings, especially in the US. All three US financial networks (Bloomberg, Fox Business and CNBC) have gained significant numbers of viewers during the working day, always a sure sign that Wall Street’s financial types – and those at home […]
BBC Worldwide has agreed the sale of its magazine business, which publishes titles including Top Gear and Radio Times, for £121 million (€138m). Exponent, owner of online media jobs service Gorkana has acquired BBC Magazines. It is taking over all Worldwide’s non-BBC-branded magazines outright as well as the rights to publish BBC-branded titles including Top […]
Ghana’s Ministry of Communications says it is likely to switch off it analogue transmissions in 2013, two years earlier than the ITU’s target date of 2015 for global migration to digital broadcasting. However, not all of the nation’s broadcasters are keen. One, quoted by the BBC, is Ken Ashigbey who runs Multi-TV which supplies 10 […]
Cisco has revealed that Kabel Deutschland (KD), Germany’s largest cable operator, is deploying Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers to aggregate and distribute enhanced video, data and voice services throughout its converged Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN). The investment is driven by KD’s desire to expand the capabilities of its Premium TV (HD […]
Wireless home networking specialists AirTies says it is growing its set-top box (STB) and wireless product ranges. Besides its existing highly successful 4420 core wireless ‘plug and play’ device for the home, it has expanded its product line to include new relationships with Quantenna Communications to take their all-new chip set capable of up to […]
In a move which it suggests will “supercharge” its Android ecosystem, enhance competition, and offer “wonderful user experiences”, Google Inc. is to acquire Motorola Mobility – the part of the business which covers converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access […]
As widely expected, Scripps Networks is to acquire Virgin Media’s stake in UKTV, the joint-venture multi-platform channel operator with BBC Worldwide. Scripps Networks Interactive will pay approximately £239 million to purchase Virgin Media’s 50 per cent common equity interest in the UKTV partnership and also will pay about £100 million to acquire the outstanding preferred […]
Time Warner Cable has agreed to pay $3 billion in cash for Insight Communications. The transaction, subject to approvals, will strengthen Time Warner Cable’s presence in the east of USA presence, adding more than 750,000 subscribers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Insight is owned by The Carlyle Group, Crestview Partners, MidOcean Partners, members of Insight […]
Vodafone Netherlands plans to offer television services from Reggefiber’s and KPN’s fiber network, reports Het Financieele Dagblad. The television offering will be launched in nine municipalities where Reggefiber is looking to still roll out fibre. The offering will then become available in all homes served by fibre. From 2012, the services will be available for […]