Viewers’ advocate warns of PSB spectrum threat
Colin Browne, Chairman of Voice of the Listener and Viewer, a British consumer group which champions public service broadcasting, has warned that the forthcoming World Radiocommunication Conference poses a threat…
CNMC: DTT TVs will lose 30% capacity with migration
The Spanish regulatory body CNMC has warned that the second digital dividend will see DTT operators lose 30 per cent of their capacity. The release of the 700 MHz band…
Spain: 98 new DTT licences granted
The Regional Government of Andalucia, in the south of Spain, has granted 98 new local DTT licences for a period of 15 years. The licences have been awarded through a…
Spain: Small DTTs, regional pubcasters against TV duopoly
Small DTT channels and regional public broadcasters in Spain are uniting to fight against the FTA duopoly of Mediaset and Atresmedia, who together claim over 85 per cent TV ad…
Spain: Sony pulls out of FTA DTT market
Sony has reportedly ruled out breaking into Spain’s FTA DTT market in light of the low audience the new DTT operators are attracting, and the weak ad revenues. The company…
UK broadcasters secure FTA TV future
The UK’s major broadcast companies have signed a new five-year agreement to accelerate digital terrestrial TV service Freeview’s transition to a fully hybrid platform, providing the best in free-to-view live…
DTT channel France 4 to go OTT only
Françoise Nyssen, the French Minister of Culture, has announced PSB youth and family DTT channel France 4 will be axed on linear TV and transferred fully to digital distribution. No specific…
SES cracks Uganda with 2.7m homes
Satellite operator SES says that it has conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of the market in Uganda, and says the country is an “open field” for TV growth with 51 per…
Gibraltar: Gibtelecom launches Sofi
Gibtelecom has confirmed the launch of Sofi – its digital entertainment service. Gibtelecom’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Bristow, said the service will provide “an all-round entertainment experience for ‘the Rock’.…
France Télévisions confirms UHD Roland-Garros
Following the news that Eurosport is launching a new channel exclusively for the French Open at Roland-Garros with every match from the prestigious Philippe Chatrier centre court available in Ultra…