The Dutch incumbent KPN will launch its DVB-H service before the summer and in time for the start of the Euro 2008 football championships, said board member Baptiest Coopmans to the local press.
Orion Cable closes KDG networks sale
May 1, 2008 06.20 Europe/London By
The German cable operator Orion Cable said it has closed the sale of a number of its networks to Kabel Deutschland KDG. Early April regulators approved the sale, which netted the operator about €500 million.
M6 buys online company Cyréalis
May 1, 2008 06.12 Europe/London By
The French commercial broadcaster M6 has bought into the online company Cyréalis to increase it web presence. The acquisition through its subsidiary M6 Web will add a number of popular web sites to the company.
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Digital TV Eastern Europe NEW REPORT by Simon Murray of Digital TV Research. 2012 is a watershed year for Eastern Europe as the number of digital homes for 15 forecast countries will exceed the analogue total for the first time. This electronically-delivered,150-page report comes in three parts, a PDF file and two Excel workbooks. Countries covered include Russia and Ukraine.