Shopping channel JML has added an interactive element through Miniweb’s Key & See technology, the first broadcaster to do so.
3D more than 20/20 vision
09.18 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
What is it about 3D that has got the broadcast community talking before current technologies have even bedded in, asks Julian Clover?
Kabel BW grows customer numbers
08.59 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
Germany’s Kabel BW ended Q1 with 415,00 telephony and broadband customers, up from 270,000 a year earlier.
Bausch warns on recessionary pressures
08.20 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
SES president and CEO Romain Bausch has warned the satellite operator might still be impacted by the current negative position of the global markets. This despite a strong first quarter that delivered a year-on-year increase of 8.4% taking revenues to €423.9 million.
350,000 for Dutch football channel
08.15 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
Eredivisie Live, the Dutch football channel run by Endemol and the Eredivisie league, has said it now has 350,000 subscribers.
New football partner for Deutsche Telekom
08.03 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
Deutsche Telekom has announced that the production firm Constantin Medien will be its new partner for the live coverage of the Bundesliga football games.
Hungarian DTT in the dock
07.49 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
Hungary’s National Communications Authority (NHH) has issued a critical assessment of the country’s transition to digital broadcasting to date.
BBC remains cable-only in Holland
07.39 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
Distribution of the national BBC channels BBC One and BBC Two is to remain exclusive to cable in The Netherlands for the time being.
Cable attacks Orange in Slovakia
07.30 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
The Slovak cable association APKT has lodged a protest against Orange, which operates an IPTV service named Fiber TV in the country.
Astra Germany prepares digital campaign
07.24 Europe/London, April 24, 2009 By
Astra Germany will launch a big consumer campaign next month to inform viewers about the digital future.
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