New subscribers to the ArenaSat Family package with twenty thematic channels will receive free access to all live 2008/9 Bundesliga football games with their subscription. This special promotional action will last till August 31.
Netia goes to No 1
11.31 Europe/London, June 30, 2008 By
Netia has become the largest alternative carrier in Poland by acquiring Tele2 Polska for an enterprise value of €29.1 million.
Sky EPG slot sale boosts Cellcast
11.31 Europe/London, June 30, 2008 By
The £1.4 million (€1.77m) sale of Sumo TV’s Sky EPG slot will result in a £1.1m profit in the first half of 2008 for parent company Cellcast.
No carriage deals yet for Dutch football channel
08.43 Europe/London, June 30, 2008 By
The new Dutch live football channel from Endemol and the Eredivisie league has yet to sign its first distribution agreements. According to Dutch press reports, carriage deals are pending with two IPTV providers, KPN and Tele2, as well as with KPN’s DTT platform Digitenne.
Widevine secures Lithuanian deal
07.45 Europe/London, June 30, 2008 By
Lithuania’s UAB Viginta has opted for the Cypher solution from Widevine Technologies to secure content delivered over DTT, cable and IPTV deployments.
Macedonian pubcaster to be privatised
06.17 Europe/London, June 30, 2008 By
The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is planning to privatise the country’s public broadcaster Makedonska Radiodifuzija (MRD) at the beginning of next year.
German race tracks get their own DTT channel
09.14 Europe/London, June 29, 2008 By
The German racetracks Norisring near Nuernberg and the Nuerburgring in the Eiffel region each received a license to broadcast during events on a dedicated DTT channel to fans who are visiting the track. At the Norisring no less than four simultaneous channels are available for live coverage of events.
Telenet signs final Interkabel acquisition agreement
07.53 Europe/London, June 29, 2008 By
The Belgian cable operator Telenet has signed a final agreement with the municipal cable operators and their joint venture Interkabel to acquire the TV activities of the networks.
Equity fund deal to take NDS private
09.59 Europe/London, June 28, 2008 By
News Corp is to delist its set-top technology and security subsidiary NDS in a $3.6 billion transaction with private equity firm Permira.
France 2 HD launches on cable and DTH
12.20 Europe/London, June 27, 2008 By
The HD version of public channel France 2 launched today on several platforms in France including CanalSat DTH and Numéricable.
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