The 24-hour news channel Al Arabiya from Dubai has joined Livestation, a destination portal for live TV broadcasting over broadband.
Com Hem plans Stockholm analogue shutdown
11.24 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
Com Hem has announced plans to withdraw its basic analogue TV package from 100,000 customers in the Swedish capital Stockholm.
EC to investigate CEE telcos
11.22 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
The EC has opened two separate antitrust investigations against the Polish and Slovak incumbent telcos.
NDS signs up for Macrovision licensing
10.50 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
Macrovision has announced that NDS has signed a multi-year licence agreement for electronic program guide patents.
Ofcom warning on Canvas openness
10.42 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has told the BBC Trust that the proposed Canvas IPTV project should be open to other parties.
Kabel BW speeds up to 100 Mbps
10.21 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
The German cable operator Kabel BW is to introduce DOSCIS 3.0, offering internet access speeds of up to 100 Mbps across its entire network.
Telia grows IPTV business
10.20 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
TeliaSonera’s TV business has so far proved resilient against the economic downturn. Its IPTV business has strengthened in the quarter to March 31, 2009, though DSL revenues have come under pressure from mobile broadband.
Belgacom TV includes HD in basic
10.11 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
The Belgian IPTV platform Belgacom TV has streamlined its television offer and now includes five HD channels in its basic tier.
Mediaset adds two movie channels
10.02 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset is adding two new movie channels to its DTT pay platform, Mediaset Premium, from May 8.
Crunch point for Mediaset Premium
09.57 Europe/London, April 27, 2009 By
Mediaset Group VP Pier Silvio Berlusconi has expressed concern that paycaster Mediaset Premium may come under subscriber pressure in June, when a number of cards that have been active for a two-year period are due to expire.
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