Cablenets warned on carriage charges
October 2, 2008 by Julian Clover
Cable operators have been warned that programmers may look elsewhere if they are unable to reach agreements on their carriage.
Speaking at the CTAM EuroSummit in Berlin, Chellomedia COO Niall Curran said there were inevitable stresses and strains between operators and content providers because their interests are not necessarily aligned. “If you look at the broader set of relationships the impact of the credit crunch means cablenets are sensibly starting to look at cost margins and there’s almost a reflex to push back on both technology and content suppliers,” Curran told his audience in Berlin. Read the Story »
DVB-S2 licensing underway
September 4, 2008 by Julian Clover
DTVG Licensing Inc has begun the licensing process for the DVB-S2 technology used in the transmission of digital TV signals by satellite. The company is owned by DirecTV, which has been assigned the essential DVB-S2 patents, and the Italian public broadcaster RAI. ESA is currently in the later stages of agreeing to the initiative and is expected to join the process by the end of the year. Read the Story »
Summer Recess
August 6, 2008 by Julian Clover
New Television Insider is taking its annual summer break. The next PDF edition will be published on September 3, 2008. Our sister site Broadband TV News will as always be continuously updated
