TV & Radio in Europe.
Sep 5 2018
The Swiss government has given the country’s public broadcaster approval to turn off its digital terrestrial TV (known as over-the-air to most people) by the end of 2019. It will be the first nation in Europe to do so. Most Swiss have high speed broadband internet connections and cable networks in their homes, so the […]
Sep 4 2018
BVN is to stop broadcasting via the Astra 1L satellite from 20 September 2018. BVN channel will continue to be broadcast via the Eutelsat Hotbird. The reception area of the Hotbird overlaps that of the Astra – namely Europe and North Africa – and is even further. BVN stands for the Best of Flanders and […]
Aug 30 2018
The group’s three free-to-air channels, TV3, 3e and be3, will be rebranded as ‘Virgin Media One’, ‘Virgin Media Two’ and ‘Virgin Media Three’ with ‘Virgin Media Player’, the new name for the group’s on-demand broadcast player. A brand-new sports channel, ‘Virgin Media Sport’ exclusively for Virgin Media customers is also being launched. New season programming […]
Jul 21 2018
On Sunday, July 22, 7:05 p.m., “Galileo Spezial” will also be shown in UHD The premiere is unencrypted on UHD1 by HD+ and on-demand with digital services from ProSiebenSat.1 Other formats from ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s channels will follow this year UHD premiere with “Galileo Spezial: Booking a package vacation vs. doing it freestyle – what is […]
Jun 26 2018
Last year Digitenne acquired the rights to continue broadcasting on terrestrial in the Netherlands, one condition was the switch to DVB-T2. This technique is also used in other countries and gives the possibility to transmit channels in HD quality. However, this means that Digitenne have to convert their transmitter masts, and that all customers will […]
Apr 18 2018
Ofcom has today opened seven new investigations into the due impartiality of news and current affairs programmes on the RT news channel. The investigations (PDF, 240.5 KB) form part of an Ofcom update, published today, into the licences held by TV Novosti, the company that broadcasts RT. Until recently, TV Novosti’s overall compliance record has not […]
Apr 12 2018
Paris, 12 April 2018 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, today announced that the NASA High Definition (NTV-3) and NASA Ultra High Definition (NTV-4) channels are broadcasting in free-to-air via satellite for the first time across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Viewers from across […]
Mar 19 2018
GovSat-1 provides highly secure and advanced communication capabilities to enable critical missions for governments and institutions Luxembourg, 19 March 2018 – GovSat-1 enters operational service today, to provide secure communications to governmental and institutional users. GovSat-1 is the first satellite of GovSat, a public private partnership between the Government of Luxembourg and the world-leading satellite […]
Mar 13 2018
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom says it will “consider the implications for RT’s broadcast licenses” if it’s determined there was “an unlawful use of force by the Russian state against the UK” in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. In a statement, Ofcom said: “As the independent UK broadcasting regulator, Ofcom has an ongoing duty to be […]
Mar 7 2018
Canal+ media group, part of Vivendi, will resume later on Wednesday broadcasts of channels owned by TF1 at the request of the regulator, the group said. Canal+ had suspended broadcasts last week saying that Groupe TF1 was imposing “unreasonable” fees on distributors to transmit TF1’s free programmes. TF1, part of Bouygues, is also engaged in […]
Mar 3 2018
The UK’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, has confirmed in a much anticipated speech today that the UK will be leaving the EU’s Digital Single Market – but has called for a free trade agreement that covers most sectors of the British economy and for a strong data relationship with the trading bloc. Negotiations between the […]
Oct 19 2018
Sky prepares for no-deal Brexit
Sky Ireland has sent letters to broadcasters about their post-Brexit plans in case of a no-deal scenario – to ensure they retain licences to broadcast in both the UK and EU markets. According to The Guardian, Sky UK contacted US broadcasters like Disney and Discovery amid concerns that they would not have a licence to […]
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By Expat • Ireland • • Tags: Brexit, Ireland, Sky