Jules Grenier, deputy CEO of Portuguese operator Cabovisao has ruled out the acquisition of rival net PT Multimedia. Jornal de Negocios quoted Grenier has saying the purchase would be too expensive. Cabovisao is owned by Cogeco, Canada’s fourth biggest cable operator. Portugal Telecom is required to spin-off its PTM subsidiary, a move that Grenier said [...]
Apace posts good results
September 27, 2007 12.36 Europe/London By
Apace Media has posted a turnover of £4.6 million (€6.6 million) for H1 2007, or £100,000 more than in the corresponding period last year. At the same time, it had EBITDA of £0.94 million (as opposed to £0.1 million) and a pre-tax profit of £0.72 million (- £68,000). Apace Media is based in the UK [...]
Bob the Builder fixed for Chellomedia pre-school channel
September 27, 2007 11.06 Europe/London By
Chellomedia and HIT are to launch a new channel aimed at pre-school children into the increasingly competitive kids market. Chellomedia has acquired JimJam, a pre-school channel already available in Italy through Sky Italia, and will relaunch the channel across Western and Eastern Europe later this year. From January 2008 the channel will roll out internationally [...]
Opportunity and challenge for rebranded Virgin Media
September 27, 2007 10.53 Europe/London By
CTAM CABLE MARKETING EUROSUMMIT – BARCELONA. Ernie Cormier, acting Chief Commercial Officer, Virgin Media has described the opportunity and challenge surrounding the adoption of the Virgin brand following the merger of NTL and Telewest and subsequent acquisition of Virgin Mobile. “We were not exactly known for great customer care and here we were looking at [...]
Strong growth for French DTT
September 27, 2007 10.34 Europe/London By
At the end of September France had 11.4 million DTT receivers, which represenst 27% of all French viewers, according to research from GfK and the Groupement TNT (the industry wide organisation that promotes DTT in the country). The figure includes 4.2 million set-top boxes, an increase of 29% since last March.
October launch for UPC Slingbox Solo
September 27, 2007 10.07 Europe/London By
Today UPC Netherlands announced it will introduce the new Slingbox Solo on the Dutch market in mid-October. The device will be on sale at UPC centres and webshop for €149, with the first customers profiting from a special introductory price of €99. The Slingbox solo is the new Slingbox model that was also introduced today.
KDG to add more music
September 27, 2007 09.47 Europe/London By
Kabel Deutschland will add four new channels produced by Just Music TV: Rock TV (RCK TV with Hard Rock, Metal, Alternative), Relax TV (RLX TV with Lounge, Chill Out, Ambient, Folk & Soul), Club TV (CLB TV with Club Sounds & Urban Music – from House to R’n’B) and Jukebox (Pop and Rock Classics from [...]
Whitenoise mixes it up for UPC Nederlands
September 27, 2007 09.13 Europe/London By
UPC Netherlands is to introduce a unique interactive music experience to viewers of VPRO’s 3VOOR12 Central Channel. Whitenoise goes live on the network this Saturday (September 29), following a successful trial, and is being demonstrated at the Cross Media Week Picnic event currently underway in Amsterdam. The application, produced by Chellomedia Interactive Services integrates live [...]
Ofcom seeks clarity on Next Generation Access
September 27, 2007 08.59 Europe/London By
Ofcom has said there is a growing agreement that the demand for greater broadband speeds could have a profound effect on UK citizens and the economy. The regulator has published a consultation document on Next Generation Access networks and believes that a clear regulatory regime supporting its growth will be key. “Next Generation Access offers [...]
All systems Go as Maltese look to HD DTT
September 27, 2007 08.45 Europe/London By
Malta’s DTT provider Go is lobbying the authorities for additional frequencies that could be used for the launch of high definition channels. It follows the publication of a consultation document Making Digital Broadcasting Accessible to All by the Malta Communications Authority and the Malta Broadcasting Authority. Although Go seems unlikely to face any challengers to [...]
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