VM customers Tweet complaints

It seems that the days of waiting on the phone to speak to a customer service representative could be over for some customers, as it seems that Twitter is fast becoming.. more

STV talks about the drama situation

Changing the TV schedule is a brave move, especially when it means that viewers will no longer be able to watch the TV shows that they have been watching for many.. more

Apple wants lower priced TV content

The computer giant Apple wants to offer customers of iTunes lower charges for episodes of TV shows, but it wants the studios to pay the price. The company is pressing TV.. more

X Factor in epilepsy scare

It looks as if technology may have got the upper hand during the Westlife performance on the X Factor talent show in October. The performance was accompanied by a sophisticated laser and light show, but following complaints from by viewers to the regulator Ofcom, it.. more

BSkyB signs betting deal with Iovation

The betting and gaming division of BSkyB has come to an agreement with online fraud protection company, Iovation, which will see the company’s services rolled out across the satellite TV firm’s betting sites. Sky Betting and Gaming is the umbrella for Sky Bet, Sky Poker,.. more

Who will take over from Rupert Murdoch?

For a lot of people the fact that Rupert Murdoch is making plans for whoever will succeed him as head of News Corp will not mean much, but for subscribers to satellite TV and readers of News Corp’s newspapers, this will have an effect on.. more

Guardian editor speaks out against pay-walls

The Editor-in-chief of the Guardian paper, Alan Rusbridger, has said his piece against pay-walled news content on the Internet. A pay-wall is the term coined for news that is cordoned off from the web, and only visible to paying subscribers, a model Rupert Murdoch has.. more

EC involved in Virgin Media packet inspection controversy

Virgin Media’s plans to use deep packet inspection (DPI) technology have come under fire from privacy advocates. Although the company hasn’t used DPI yet, it is planning trials of the tech, which can monitor what its customers are downloading, and sniff out how much illegal.. more

ZDF to expand HDTV channels

Website: Rapid TV News German public broadcaster ZDF is considering offering further members of its channel family in high-definition, production director Andreas Bereczky confirmed in an interview with newsletter TV Zukunft published by industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform. He added, however, that for financial reasons this.. more

RAI signs up SES Astra for new channel launch

Website: Rapid TV News Italian public broadcaster RAI has had a long relationship with Eutelsat, but that hasn’t stopped it signing with SES Astra for a new channel launch. SES Astra says it has signed a capacity agreement with RAI to use capacity from Astra’s.. more