The leading Latvian cable operator Baltkom will add the first kids channel produced in the Baltic Republics to its offer on October 10.
Tivù Sat reveals subscriber goals
07.50 Europe/London, September 24, 2009 By
The Italian free-to-view DTH platform Tivù Sat expects to have 300,000 subscribers by the end of this year. By the end of next year, it should be received in 1 million homes.
BBC Prime becomes Entertainment
07.28 Europe/London, September 24, 2009 By
After 14 years the BBC Prime name will disappear when on November 11 at 6am CET the channel will be rebranded as BBC Entertainment.
CanalSat adds four more channels
10.38 Europe/London, September 23, 2009 By
The French CanalSat platform will add two HD channels, as well as two SD channels, to its line-up on October 13.
Arris acquires Digeo
10.17 Europe/London, September 23, 2009 By
Arris has announced that it has agreed to purchase the assets of Digeo, Inc., including its intellectual property portfolio, for a cash purchase price of approximately $20 million (€13.6 million).
CMT cuts broadband fees
09.23 Europe/London, September 23, 2009 By
The Spanish regulator CMT has imposed a 25% reduction on the cost of wholesale broadband services offered by the incumbent telco Telefónica.
AXN launches in Adriatic region
09.00 Europe/London, September 23, 2009 By
The Sony Pictures Television (SPT) channel AXN has made its debut in the Adriatic region and is now available on multiple systems in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro.
TeliaSonera encouraged in Lithuania
08.03 Europe/London, September 23, 2009 By
The board at the Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT has concluded that TeliaSonera’s offer price to buy out the company is fair, according to a report in VZ.
UPC: 10 months to introduce reseller model
08.00 Europe/London, September 23, 2009 By
The Dutch cable operator UPC Nederland has said it needs at least ten months to connect third party resellers of its analogue TV tier, with costs running up to a total between €2.7 million and €3.1 million to facilitate access.
Russian pay-TV market evolves
07.33 Europe/London, September 23, 2009 By
Russia will end this year with around 13.5 million homes, equivalent to 23% of the total, receiving pay-TV. Furthermore, according to data published by Cableman, the figure should rise to 15 million homes next year.
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