The incumbent Polish telco TPSA’s TV subscriber base grew by 75%, and four-fold year-on-year, in what was an otherwise difficult first quarter for the France Telecom-backed company.
TV4 Play brings online content together
11.03 Europe/London, April 28, 2009 By
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has launched TV4 Play as an umbrella brand for all of its online video content.
Romania changes DTT rules
09.22 Europe/London, April 28, 2009 By
Romania has adopted a number of amendments to its Broadcast Law.
DOCSIS 3.0 progresses in Poland
07.37 Europe/London, April 28, 2009 By
Asta-Net is set to become the next cable operator in Poland to introduce DOCSIS 3.0.
Volia goes English
06.04 Europe/London, April 28, 2009 By
The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia will add a channel named English Club TV to its offer on May 1.
Gol TV to launch PPV on Spanish DTT
20.23 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
The Spanish production company Mediapro is to launch a new terrestrial channel called Gol TV that will offer pay-per-view (PPV) matches from La Liga.
Intelsat puts two little ducks in a row
19.17 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
Intelsat has announced that it will launch a new satellite to provide incremental capacity in high-demand regions.
TeleColumbus and Primacom add channels
19.12 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
The German cablenets TeleColumbus and Primacom have both added 14 channels to their basic digital line-ups.
Canal+ backs CI Plus with ‘Canal Ready’ label
18.06 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
The Canal+ Group will this summer introduce a special ‘Canal Ready” label for DTT and satellite equipment that is suitable for reception of its channels.
Telekom Slovenije secures DTT licence
15.50 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
Telekom Slovenije has secured a 10-year DTT licence in Macedonia.
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