Dutch cable networks will now once again be able to offer their subscribers live football from the Tele2 Live Eredivisie Voetbal channels. For the past two years Dutch football has […]
Archives for September 2007
Premiere unlocks channels for Cryptoworks
On November 2, 2007, a number of Premiere channels will become available to viewers in Austria using the Cryptoworks encryption system by joining the ORF DTH platform. The German pay-TV […]
BigBang for BigBand as revenue expectations deflate
Switched digital video and data head-end equipment vendor Bigband Networks has warned that its Q3 revenues will be in the $35-39 million range,as opposed to the expected $54-58 million. The […]
Orange Dutch mobile and broadband to DT
The long expected final stage of an extensive asset swap between the French and German incumbent telcos France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom, namely the sale of the Dutch Orange division […]
Sickinghe calls for more European content
CTAM CABLE MARKETING EUROSUMMIT – BARCELONA. Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe has told content providers they should be looking to introduce more local content. Addressing channel representatives attending the CTAM Eurosummit, […]
Sony to trial day & date in Singapore
CTAM CABLE MARKETING EUROSUMMIT – BARCELONA. Sony is to trial day & date in Singapore, said John McMahon, President and Managing Director, Europe, Sony Pictures, this morning at the CEO […]
Transitional Tihany
Chris Dziadul reviews the Hungarian cable conference. The overriding impression at the HCA/HCTA cable conference Tihany earlier this week was one of a market in transition. Hungary, like most other […]
October launch for Discovery HD on In-Di
The Belgian cable operator Interkabel will launch Discovery HD on its digital In-Di platform on October 1. The HD offer will then consist of seven channels – VTM HD, National […]
Multimedia Polska introduces VOD
Multimedia Polska has become the first cable operator in Poland to offer VOD. Sales of its new service have started today (September 28), with a full launch scheduled for October […]
Peled warns of unsettling time
CTAM CABLE MARKETING EUROSUMMIT – BARCELONA. Even though this is “the most unsettling time in the history of television,” according to NDS Group President and CEO Dr Abe Peled in […]