Oct 22 2019
(Fornebu/Stockholm, 22 October 2019) Telenor Group and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) today announced the formation of a new company that combines Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer (satellite pay-TV & broadband-TV operations). This will create a vibrant Nordic TV distribution business and capture synergies in a maturing direct-to-home (DTH) segment. Telenor and NENT Group will […]
Dec 13 2017
The switchover started in the county of Nordland in January and was completed on December 13 when the broadcasters switched off their FM broadcasts in the counties of Troms and Finnmark. The FM-switch-off was completed according to the Regional Plan. The coverage for DAB+ in Norway is 99,7 percent of the population for the NRK’s […]
May 4 2017
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, the satellite facilities and capacity leasing business, had revenues of NOK227 million (€24.o6m), a fall of NOK10 million compared with Q1/2016 (NOK237 million). Satellite Broadcasting’s operating profit for the quarter year was NOK60 million, down from NOK71 million last year (and NOK103 million on the 2015 position). Telenor’s Canal Digital DTH service […]
May 13 2016
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to launch the first Ultra HD channel in the Nordic market. Viasat Ultra HD will be a premium sports offering that will launch in time for the autumn sports season, according to the group. MTG has teamed up with satellite operator SES and electronics giant Samsung to launch the channel, […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Apr 13 2021
Norigin Media chosen for EU Commission 5GMediaHUB
Norwegian TV streaming technology company Norigin Media has been chosen as part of the 5GMediaHUB Consortium, alongside Telenor from Norway and other European companies. The project’s goal is to become a world leader in 5G, accelerating the validation of innovative 5G-empowered media and entertainment applications. The consortium is funded by the European Commission and coordinated […]
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