The Polish public broadcaster TVP’s supervisory board has approved a budget for this year.
Orange loses sports channel exclusivity
10.38 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
The Paris commercial court has ordered Orange to make its premium channel Orange Sport available to all French TV platforms on a non-exclusive basis.
RCS/RDS hikes prices
10.29 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
Romania’s RCS/RDS has increased the prices of its cable, internet and DTH services for the second time in three months.
High-end sales deliver ADB profitability
10.15 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
Sales of high-end digital TV equipment have helped bolster sales at ADB Group. The company grew revenues for the full year 2008 by 22.6% on 2007, the US$360.8 million coming in ahead of the Group’s expectations. Net profits of US$14.9 million were up a substantial 172% on the previous year.
SES-Astra to expand 23.5 position
09.37 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
SES-Astra will be further strengthened the orbital position at 23.5 degrees East by the launch of Astra 3B by the end of the year. The news follows the move of the Astra 1G satellite to this position
MTV Networks rearranges Swiss cable offer
09.27 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
MTV Networks is set to rearrange its offer for Swiss viewers. MTV Schweiz will once again have a full 24 hour channel, while Nick will now be a new, dedicated Swiss feed channel sharing with Viva Schweiz.
UKTV History is Yesterday from March 2
09.25 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
UKTV History will rebrand as Yesterday on March 2, the last of UKTV’s factual channels to be renamed, as part of the broadcaster’s plans to create a portfolio of multiplatform brands.
Report: digital cable lags behind in Austria
09.04 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
Austria is fast becoming a country without analogue terrestrial and satellite reception. Only cable is lagging behind in the digitalisation process, according to the latest report from the telecom authorities KommAustria and RTR to the counry’s parliament.
Virgin upgrades broadband speeds
09.03 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
Virgin Media is to upgrade its remaining 2 Mbps broadband customers to speeds of 10 Mbps. It means that customers on the cablenet’s fibre-optic network will be able to choose between speeds of up to 10 Mbps, 20 Mbps and 50 Mbps.
Premiere takes control of Premiere Star
08.32 Europe/London, February 24, 2009 By
Premiere has struck an agreement with all nine of the shareholders in Premiere Star to acquire their shares in the mini-pay bouquet.
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