Hungary’s Antenna Hungária has signed an agreement with MTM-SBS Television, paving the way for the latter’s national commercial station TV2 to become available on the DTT platform MinDig TV.
Sky set-tops face StormTest
09.38 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. BSkyB has licensed the StormTest set-top box testing product from S3.
Virgin makes $650m credit offer
09.22 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
Virgin Media has announced an offering of $650 million (€469 million) Senior Notes in a move that will let the cablenet pay off debt due over the next two years.
No more Action Now!
09.08 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
The Dutch movie channel Action Now! is to stop broadcasting on May 31st.
ANGA Cable visitors up
08.52 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. The number of visitors to the ANGA Cable show is up 13% compared with the previous year, MD Dr. Peter Charissé told Broadband TV News. The total number stands at over 13,600 visitors.
UPC widens Polish digital offer
08.24 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
UPC has added two more premium programme packages to its digital TV offer in Poland.
Belarus-TV goes digital
08.10 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
The international satellite channel Belarus-TV has switched to an entirely digital format, having previously broadcast 50/50 in analogue and digital.
Eurobird 16 to offer greater choice
07.49 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
The deployment of Eutelsat’s Eurobird 16 at 16 degrees East is expected to provide a boon for DTH viewers in the former Yugoslavia and Balkan regions.
Bulsatcom takes more capacity
07.16 Europe/London, May 28, 2009 By
The Bulgarian DTH platform Bulsatcom has taken another transponder on Greece’s Hellas Sat.
German Sky to launch new bouquets, extend HD offer
14.58 Europe/London, May 27, 2009 By
Sky Deutschland will launch its new digital bouquets, including Sky Welt (World), Sky HD, Sky Film, Sky Sport and Sky Bundesliga, as well as a new price structure, on July 4.
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