Digi TV is on the verge of securing a major football TV rights deal in Hungary.
Wholesome family viewing with ClearView
08.28 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. The US software company ClearView is showing its ClearPlay Movie Info database to visitors at the show.
NDS and Springer show advanced EPG
08.25 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. NDS is partnering with publisher Axel Springer to promote personal TV in Germany through advanced DVR and EPG technologies.
Magyar Telekom integration continues
08.12 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
Magyar Telekom’s board of directors has proposed to merge the company with its subsidiary T-Kábel, the country’s second largest cable operator.
Broadband war speeds up as cable invests
08.05 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. German cable operators report a growth of 200,000 new broadband homes during the first quarter of the year, bringing the total number to over 2 million.
ActiveVideo Networks acquires Avinity
07.52 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. ActiveVideo Networks has reached an agreement to acquire Dutch based Avinity Systems BV.
Moscow pay-TV market tightens
07.46 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
The global financial crisis has started to impact on the pay-TV market in the Russian capital.
India’s Star Plus expands to Africa
07.33 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
The Indian media and entertainment company Star announced a distribution deal with Mauritius based DTH operator Parabole Reunion to launch Star Plus.
PPS launches catch-up TV data for EPGs
07.32 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. The German TV listings provider Presse-Programm-Service (PPS) from Berlin has announced it will be the first on the market to provide EPG data for catch-up TV programmes.
Kabel BW takes Harmonic VOD
06.47 Europe/London, May 26, 2009 By
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. Germany’s Kabel Baden Württemberg (Kabel BW) has picked solutions from Harmonic and eventIS to power its video-on-demand service, scheduled for a commercial trial in late 2009.
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