A new study into video-on-demand usage in the UK has painted a picture of a market fragmented by delivery technologies, rights restrictions and expensive download charges.
Poker Channel heads east
11.17 Europe/London, January 29, 2009 By
The Poker Channel has extended its reach into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by signing an agreement with Vectra, Poland’s second largest cable operator.
UPC Nederland drops BBC Prime
09.17 Europe/London, January 29, 2009 By
UPC Nederland will drop BBC Prime from its digital bouquet at the beginning of February. The Dutch cabler will continue to carry the national BBC channels BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four as well as BBC World News.
New blow for Polish media law
08.53 Europe/London, January 29, 2009 By
The enactment of a new Polish media law, and with it the future model for financing the public broadcaster TVP, is once more up in the air.
No delay for US switch-off
08.48 Europe/London, January 29, 2009 By
The switch-off of all analogue terrestrial broadcasts in the US will most likely take place on February 17 as planned, with the House of Representatives having failed to pass a bill that would have delayed it to June 12.
VOOM HD reaches into Latin America
08.39 Europe/London, January 29, 2009 By
VOOM HD Networks has announced an agreement with DLA for the distribution of its VOOM HD feed in Latin America. The move gives VOOM HD a footprint throughout Latin America, and access to all digital platforms in the region.
Croatian cable attracts interest
08.13 Europe/London, January 29, 2009 By
The incumbent Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije is examining the possibility of entering Croatia’s cable market.
Dutch cablers win neighbouring rights case
07.48 Europe/London, January 29, 2009 By
NLKabel, the Dutch association of cablers, has won a case about payment of neighbouring rights to musicians and actors which was started in August 2007 by the Norma organisation.
In orbit failure for Eutelsat W2 replacement
14.53 Europe/London, January 28, 2009 By
Eutelsat Communications’ new W2N satellite has been rejected by the satellite operator after an in-orbit failure. The EADS Astrium/ISRO Antrix-built satellite was being moved from in-orbit testing to its operating position at 16 degrees East, where the craft was scheduled to replace Eutelsat W2.
Triple play continues Unitymedia growth
14.10 Europe/London, January 28, 2009 By
Unitymedia has increased the number of subscriptions to its triple play offer of internet, telephony and digital TV by 66% year-on-year. In an end of year subscriber update, the Cologne-based cablenet said it had added another 204,000 revenue generating units (RGUs) in the fourth quarter, bringing the total number to 1.6 million.
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