3D demo channel for Astra
EXCLUSIVE: SES Astra will launch a 3D demo channel during the ANGA Cable 2010 show, which will be held from May 3 in Cologne, Germany. Read the story »
Successful year for Cyfrowy Polsat
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat ended 2009 with 3,202,000 subscribers, having added 475,000 to its total during the year. Read the story »
UPC Nederland: 47.5m video requests
UPC subscribers with direct access to Uitzending Gemist watch the catch-up TV service more through their cable connection than the public broadcasters’ own portal, according to new data from the Dutch cabler. Read the story »
Google putting Android into set-tops
Google is reportedly working with Intel and Sony on the extension of its Android smartphone operating system into the set-top box environment. Read the story »
Duna moves to one degree West
The Hungarian public service broadcaster Duna TV has secured carriage on Thor 5 at one degree West. Read the story »
Sky backs DTG for Canvas role
12.30 Update: BSkyB has said the Digital TV Group is the appropriate forum to develop the technical standards for Project Canvas. In its final submission to the BBC Trust consultation Sky maintains the connected TV venture to be an unnecessary intervention in the market. Read the story »
Moscow prepares for full DVB-H
A DVB-H trial being currently undertaken in Moscow will become more accessible from the beginning of April and shortly be launched commercially. Read the story »
Satellite DTH surpasses cable in Europe
More people are watching DTH than cable for the first time, according to the latest SES Astra Satellite Monitor. There are now 77 million satellite and 71 million cable homes. Read the story »
Digiturk renews Eutelsat lease
Turkish DTH platform Digiturk is renewing its 12-transponder lease on Eutelsat’s 7 degrees East video neighbourhood through until 2021. Read the story »
Comstar grows in Russian regions
Comstar-UTS ended 2009 with 128,000 triple play subscribers in Moscow, or 13% fewer than 12 months earlier. Read the story »
Telenor IPTV goes live
Telenor has launched its long-awaited IPTV service to its 623,000 broadband customers in Norway. The addition of television content to the telco’s existing telephony and broadband offers completes the triple play package over its fibre network. Read the story »
Bulgarian bTV dispute escalates
A dispute threatening the completion of the sale of the Bulgarian national commercial station bTV by News Corp to CME has taken a new and surprising twist. Read the story »
Polsat/JimJam deal receives approval
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the creation of a partnership between the national commercial broadcaster Polsat and JimJam CEE. Read the story »
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Marketwatch
| B Sky B Group | 589.00 | |||||||
| Canal + | 5.83 | |||||||
| Central European | 30.74 | |||||||
| Echostar Corporat | 19.90 | |||||||
| Eutelsat Comm. | 25.27 | |||||||
| Kudelski | 32.15 | |||||||
| Liberty Global, I | 28.48 | |||||||
| Modern Times Gr - | 418.90 | |||||||
| Pace | 186.90 | |||||||
| Ses Global Fdr | 18.10 | |||||||
| Sky Deutschland N | 2.05 | |||||||
| Telenet Group Hol | 22.22 | |||||||
| Virgin Media Inc. | 17.21 | |||||||
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Clover's WeekStuck in the middle
Content discovery has made middleware fashionable again, but we can’t all have the same one, writes Julian Clover. Read the story »
Chris Dziadul ReportsA new dimension
Just what are the prospects for 3D TV services in Central and Eastern Europe? Read the story »
Briel on...The end of mobile TV as we know it?
With the hype at an end, mobile TV operators are now facing up to a reality that far from matches the expectations Read the story »
New Television Insider
A positive mood was prevalent at the annual Cable Congress 2010 in Brussels. The industry is clearly taking advantage of increasing digital uptake and the deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed broadband. […] Read the story »
No USP to make ITV channels payITV chairman Archie Norman has indicated that the commercial broadcaster will not be taking its multichannel services into pay in the medium term. At an investor meeting, Norman also outlined the chal. […] Read the story »
Cable’s view from the topIt was perhaps ironic that Hans-Holger Albrecht, the CEO of Modern Times Group (MTG), made one of the most memorable remarks at Cable Congress in Brussels earlier this month. A non-cable executive at. […] Read the story »
Events Diary
- March 22, 2010 - March 24, 2010
Digital TV Russia 2010
Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky
- March 23, 2010 - March 26, 2010
IPTV World Forum 2010*
Olympia National Hall, London
- April 6, 2010 - April 10, 2010
SatCom 2009 Africa
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
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