The success story that is Mediaset Premium continued into the first half of 2009.
Preliminary results cheer Arris
11.13 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
The global technology company Arris Group has posted unaudited revenues of $278.5 million for Q2.
MTS eyes Comstar acquisition
10.59 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
The leading Russian mobile operator MTS looks set to buy a 51% stake in the MSO Comstar.
TVP DTH platform plans take shape
10.41 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
Further details have emerged about the DTH platform likely to be launched by the Polish public broadcaster TVP later this year.
Belgacom TV revenues grow 53%
10.09 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
Belgacom’s IPTV business has recorded a year on year revenue growth of 53.3% in the first six months of 2009.
Harmonic slips to loss, but bookings up
09.45 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
In a mixed set of results the technology provider Harmonic reported a year-on-year fall in net sales for both the second quarter and first half of 2009.
Eutelsat maintains steady growth
09.36 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
Eutelsat has posted revenues of €940.5 million for the year ending June 30, a 7.2% increase on the previous year’s €877.8 million.
Zon leads triple play charge
09.00 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
Portugal’s Zon Multimedia is now the fastest growing triple play operator in Europe.
The 3D play begins
08.55 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
Once more BSkyB is ahead of the game, but its plans for a 3D television service in 2010 come even before the relevant bodies have decided on a standard, and there are plenty of them, writes Julian Clover
SES reports solid H1
08.35 Europe/London, July 31, 2009 By
Rising revenues took SES to €843.4 million in the first half, as the Luxembourg-based satellite operator benefitted from increased utilisation rates across the fleet.
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