The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska ended 2008 with 70,700 digital TV subscribers, or 27.6% more than three months earlier.
Hungarian DTT deal for TechniSat
14.04 Europe/London, February 28, 2009 By
TechniSat Digital is to start supplying Antenna Hungária with DVB-T MPEG-4 set-top boxes for its DTT platform MinDigTV from May.
Fox puts Life into Nova and Conn-X
17.15 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
Fox Life is extending its distribution in Greece through two new deals with Nova and Conn-X TV.
Premiere capital increase approved
12.59 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
Shareholders in Premiere have approved a capital increase of €412 million, despite initial objections from some of the satcaster’s smaller investors. In the end the measure was approved by 99.6% of the company’s capital base.
Kick-off for Altibox football portal
11.39 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
Norwegian football fans will have a new way to watch the action from the Tippeligaen when the new season kicks off on March 15.
FastTV to sell part of business
11.28 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
Swedish IPTV operation FastTV has postponed the publication of its interim report while the company continues with negotiations to sell part of the business.
CEE boost for Telekom IPTV
10.32 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
Deutsche Telekom’s Central European subsidiaries in Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro added a combined total of 220,000 IPTV customers by the end of 2008.
Kudelski launches OpenTV takeover bid
09.27 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
The Kudelski Group is looking to cement its relationship with OpenTV through a $127 million (€99.63m) bid for the outstanding shares in the company.
Cyfrowy Polsat unveils HD/receiver strategy
03.39 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has outlined its plans for this year.
UPC hits Polish digital ton
03.17 Europe/London, February 27, 2009 By
UPC’s digital cable rollout in Central and Eastern Europe has reached another milestone, with its Polish service reaching 100,000 subscribers.
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