The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska plans to become a quad player by the end of this year, adding mobile telephony to its offer.
Gene Schneider dies at 82
15.18 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
US cable pioneer Gene Schneider has passed away at age 82 in Denver, Colorado. In Europe, Schneider is best known as the founder of United Pan-Europe Communications International.
RTL Nederland launches first digital channel
14.49 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
RTL Nederland will launch RTL Lounge, its first digital channel, on the Ziggo and UPC cable networks on October 2. Aimed at young women, the channel will broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
New landmark for UPC Slovakia
12.31 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
UPC says it now has 50,000 digital cable subscribers in Slovakia.
Civolution puts ADB on VTrack
11.12 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
ADB has integrated Civolution’s VTrack watermarking into its set-top boxes. The facility will provide operators that run ADB boxes with a further means of protecting their content.
Wisi gets busy streaming
09.54 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
IBC 2009: IPTV Zone Pod. 503 German technology provider Wisi is demonstrating a suite of innovative IPTV solutions as part of the IPTV Zone.
Mixed picture for Ukrainian TV
09.31 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
Over half (54%) of homes in Ukraine now receive their TV signals via cable or satellite.
New look for Romanian DTH service
08.56 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
The Romanian DTH service Dolce has completely redesigned its programme offer.
November launch for Sony’s PS Video Delivery Network
08.52 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
Sony will launch its new PlayStationNetwork video delivery service for Europe and the PAL territories this November. The service will initially be available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with other markets to follow in 2010, and will allow movie fans to download the latest releases straight to their PlayStation3 and PSP.
NTV-Plus to expand offer
08.34 Europe/London, August 24, 2009 By
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus will introduce a new programme package on September 1.
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