ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. Dr Hans Hege has indicated that he would not rule out the possibility of subsidies to assist in cable’s move towards digital broadcasting.
Kabel BW chooses MediaHighway
15.44 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. NDS has announced that the German cable operator Kabel BW has selected NDS’s MediaHighway middleware, XTV DVR technology and an NDS VOD solution.
Multivision looking to widen European footprint
14.29 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. The Spanish language platform Multivision Latino is looking to extend its European footprint.
Kabelkiosk to launch 8 – 10 HD channels
14.12 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. Eutelsat’s Kabelkiosk plans to launch a bouquet of between 8 and 10 HD channels in the third quarter of this year.
Germany needs fixed ASO date
14.10 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. Germany needs an analogue switch-off date in order to speed up the digitalization process.
Unitymedia gets Discovery channels
11.12 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. Unitymedia and Discovery Networks Deutschland have signed an agreement for distribution of Animal Planet and Discovery Channel.
Financial downturn impacts broadcasters
10.52 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. To what extent does the financial downturn impact cable operators and broadcasters? This was one of the issues discussed in the opening session, better known as ‘the elephants’ round’, at this year’s ANGA .
Upbeat opening to ANGA Cable show
10.20 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. “We are pleased to see a full house here at the opening session,” Thomas Braun, president of the German cable association ANGA, told ANGA delegates “with 380 exhibitors our show is also sold out.”
Avinity and Neotion integrate CI Plus
10.19 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. Avinity Systems and Neotion have announced the integration of their product offerings to bring advanced applications such as VOD navigation, rich interactive ads and accessing Web video to television sets with CI Plus capability, without the need for a separate two-way set-top box.
Jetix to become Disney
09.41 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
Walt Disney is to re-brand its Jetix channels in five CEE countries as the Disney Channel.
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