The incumbent Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom is set to become the country’s leading interactive mobile service provider and at the same time lose its interest in RTL Klub
Archives for April 2008
Broad welcome for TV5 accord
The board of directors at TV5 Monde have officially appointed Alain de Pouzilhac as chairman of the French-speaking channel. Marie-Christine Saragosse was appointed as director-general during the meeting on Tuesday […]
Rapture to appeal against CAT EPG decision
Rapture TV has signalled its intention to appeal against the findings of a Competition Commission Appeals Tribunal on its dispute with Ofcom and BSkyB. The appeal is expected to be […]
Gemstar approves Macrovision purchase
Gemstar-TV Guide International has approved the purchase of the company by Macrovision.
Cyfra+ to raise prices, improve offer
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ is set to increase the cost of its programme packages.
TVP DTH platform edges closer
The Polish public broadcaster TVP could in theory launch a DTH platform as soon as this autumn.
MTV promotion for Bhavneet Singh
Bhavneet Singh has been promoted to executive VP and MD of MTV Networks International’s (MTVNI’s) Emerging Markets Group.
Costs cap Canal Digital
The expansion of the Canal Digital product portfolio helped increase first quarter sales at the Nordic pay-TV platform from NOK1,396m (€174.94m) to NOK1,477m (€185.09m). However, higher content and hardware cost […]
BBC iPlayer makes Virgin debut
Virgin Media today announced the introduction of the BBC iPlayer for its 3.5 million cable customers. It’s the first time the on demand service has been made available on a […]
Sky churn at lowest level for 4 years
BSkyB put evidence of the resilience of the pay-TV sector in the current credit crunch forward today. The DTH broadcaster reported net customer growth of 56,000 as total subscribers reached […]