Israel sets sights on high speed internet networkRebecca Hawkes | 09-02-2012 A super fast internet network to deliver high definition television, 3DTV and other bandwidth rich services is on the cards for Israel after four companies submitted preliminary bids for the project. Read more... |
German Bundesliga rights battle kicks offJörn Krieger | 09-02-2012 Germany's national football association Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has got the ball rolling on bidding competition for the domestic TV rights to Germany's national football league Bundesliga. Read more... |
Al Jazeera news caught in fall out from Lebanese cable TV disputeRebecca Hawkes | 09-02-2012 A number of cable providers in Lebanon have cut transmission of Al Jazeera news in protest at the demand by the network's sister organization Al Jazeera Sport for increased fees to carry its premium channels. Read more... |
ESPN-Star Sports wins TV rights to Bangladesh Premier League cricketRebecca Hawkes | 09-02-2012 Broadcast rights for the nascent Bangladesh Premier League twenty20 (BPL T20) cricket tournament, which begins today (9 February), have been awarded to the Asian sports network ESPN-Star Sports. Read more... |
News Corp shrugs off hacking scandal to post billion dollar Q2 profitJoseph O'Halloran | 09-02-2012 Almost as its UK publishing division was opening up the cheque book to pay individuals hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages in the wake of the p... Read more... |
From Russia With Love for ConaxEditor | 09-02-2012 Just as Moscow’s National Cable Networks reconfirmed a long-standing commitment, content security firm Conax was lauded for contributing to significan... Read more... |
Taiwan's NCC to issue new terrestrial TV licencesLouise Duffy | 09-02-2012 Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) is to issue two new terrestrial television licences. Read more... |
A+E spins FreeWheel to monetise mobile videoEditor | 09-02-2012 A+E Networks has signed up video technology company FreeWheel to deploy its Monetization Rights Management (MRM) system across all of its mobile prope... Read more... |
SpaceX to Launch AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 in 2014Louise Duffy | 09-02-2012 Space launch company SpaceX and Asian satellite operator AsiaSat are to launch two AsiaSat communications satellites using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in... Read more... |
Call for rise in foreign funding cap, tax breaks for India's TV sectorRebecca Hawkes | 09-02-2012 The foreign direct investment (FDI) limit for India's news and current affairs channels should be increased at least to the 49% recommended by the reg... Read more... |
CCTV launches American serviceChinese state broadcaster CCTV is launching its American service this week as part of a ... |
ESPN STAR kicks off S.League dealESPN STAR Sports has been announced as the official production partner for the 2012 Great ... |
Former TV host becomes Maldives presidentEx-TV anchor and former vice president Mohammed Waheed Hassan has been sworn in as president ... |
Mandarin Orchard Singapore launches StarHub IPTV systemThe Mandarin Orchard Singapore and StarHub have launched an IPTV system connecting guests at all ... |
Lagardère forecasts €900MN write-downLeading French media group Lagardère is forecasting impairment losses of around €900 million related both ... |
Deluxe Television attracts investorsAiling German music TV channel Deluxe Music could be saved reports are ... |