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Those without cable may end up with more channels…

April 30th, 2008 by

Radio personality Athena Matsikas and Clear Channel Radio have reached a settlement in a lawsuit Matsikas filed against the station after she was fired May 25. “The litigation ended to the satisfaction of all parties,” says Matsikas, who was eight months pregnant when she was fired. The agreement prevents her and the station from providing any details of the settlement.

Matsikas’ lawsuit…

Virgin puts iPlayer on cable TV platform (Independent)

April 30th, 2008 by

Virgin Media launched the BBC iPlayer on its cable television platform yesterday, upping the ante in its ongoing rivalry with BSkyB in the pay TV market.

Time Warner to shed rest of its cable TV business…

April 30th, 2008 by

Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it plans to spin off the rest of its cable TV business, answering investor pleas to further simplify the media conglomerate’s sprawling corporate structure.

The news came as Time Warner, which also owns Warner Bros., CNN, AOL and Time magazine, reported a 36 percent decline in first-quarter earnings from a year ago, when it had a gain from the sale of AOL…

Samsung Introduces P960 Mobile TV Slider Phone (PhysOrg)

April 30th, 2008 by

Samsung Electronics announced today P960, the world`s first slider type Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV phone P960.

Time Warner Cable 1Q Profit Beats Expectations (TV Week)

April 30th, 2008 by

Time Warner Cable’s first-quarter earnings, announced today, fell less than analysts expected. The No. 2 U.S. cable television service maintained its subscriber base amid increased competition from satellite and fiber-optic TV providers by bundling its cable, Internet and telephone services.

Time Warner to shed rest of its cable TV business (AP via Yahoo! News)

April 30th, 2008 by

Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it plans to spin off the rest of its cable TV business, answering investor pleas to further simplify the media conglomerate’s sprawling corporate structure.

CanalDigitaal and TV Vlaanderen Launch HDTV Bouquet on ASTRA for Dutch and Belgian Markets (Centre Daily Times)

April 30th, 2008 by

SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), today announced the launch of a new High Definition (HD) bouquet on ASTRA targeting the Dutch and Belgian markets. As of this month, Dutch satellite TV provider, CanalDigitaal, and Belgian sister company, TV Vlaanderen, broadcast their new HDTV package via the ASTRA satellites at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position. The capacity for the new …

Time Warner to shed rest of its cable TV business (San Francisco Chronicle)

April 30th, 2008 by

Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it plans to spin off the rest of its cable TV business, answering investor pleas to further simplify the media conglomerate’s sprawling corporate structure. The news came as Time Warner, which also owns Warner Bros., CNN, AOL…

CanalDigitaal and TV Vlaanderen Launch HDTV Bouquet on ASTRA for Dutch and Belgian Markets (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

April 30th, 2008 by

BETZDORF, Luxembourg—-SES ASTRA, an SES company , today announced the launch of a new High Definition bouquet on ASTRA targeting the Dutch and Belgian markets. As of this month, Dutch satellite TV provider, CanalDigitaal, and Belgian sister company, TV Vlaanderen, broadcast their new HDTV package via the ASTRA satellites at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position.

British TV group BSkyB posts net loss (TODAYonline)

April 30th, 2008 by

Pay-TV giant BSkyB said it suffered a net loss during the third quarter of its financial year, hit by writedowns linked to its stake in broadcaster ITV.

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