Consolidation in the digital TV market, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, pushed the Kudelski Group into a first half loss. The Swiss security company also felt the negative impact of the weakness in the US dollar.
France 24 signs for Freesat
August 29, 2008 07.30 Europe/London By
French centric news channel France 24 is to join the UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat.
Strong interest in Polish DTT mux
August 29, 2008 06.51 Europe/London By
Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has received no fewer than 14 applications for carriage on what will be the country’s first DTT multiplex.
Online study
August 28, 2008 14.00 Europe/London By
More streamed content suggests broadcasters see this new delivery mechanism as an important means to reach viewers, writes Julian Clover.
Freebox triples VOD consumption
August 28, 2008 12.06 Europe/London By
Subscribers to the Freebox TV over ADSL service made 2,883,000 VOD and S-VOD transactions in the first six months of 2008.
Teleste sees Telenet optical order
August 28, 2008 11.43 Europe/London By
Teleste has secured a new order with the Belgian cable operator Telenet for the delivery of optical transmission equipment. The order, worth several million Euros, continues the Finnish manufacturers role as one of Telenet’s key suppliers.
Tough first half for PrimaCom
August 28, 2008 09.17 Europe/London By
PrimaCom added 4,244 new digital subscribers in the 12 months to June 2008 as the German regional cablenet increased its digital TV revenues by €0.2 million to €0.5 million. As of June 30, 2008 there were 16,005 digital subscribers on the network.
Canal+ CEO Méheut hits out against Orange
August 28, 2008 08.47 Europe/London By
Canal+ president general and CEO Bertrand Méheut has hit out against Orange, saying “there is no reason why a consumer should be obliged to take a triple play offer (TV, broadband, telephony) to have access to the Orange TV channels.”
Tecteo close to acquiring BeTV
August 28, 2008 08.31 Europe/London By
Belgian cable operator Tecteo (the former Liege-based ALE-Teledis) is close to acquiring full control of the pay-TV operations owned by BeTV, the former Canal+ Belgique, according to a filing with the national monopoly commission.
Film1 adds new action channel
August 28, 2008 08.19 Europe/London By
Chellomedia is introducing a new Film1 premium channel on the Dutch market called Film1 Action. At the same time, the monthly subscription fee on UPC networks will be increased by €2 to €14.95. This week, the new Film1 VOD service will also be operational.
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