SLM, the media authority of the German state of Saxony, has issued local DVB-T licences for five more regions following the successful experiment with low-powered DVB-T transmitters in the city of Leipzig.
ITI president dies
October 31, 2009 07.55 Europe/London By
The Polish news channel TVN24 has announced the death of Jan Wejchert, the president of ITI Group, after a short illness.
ORTT head resigns
October 30, 2009 20.22 Europe/London By
László Majtényi, the president of the Hungarian Radio and Television Board (ORTT), has resigned in protest over a tender for two national commercial radio frequencies.
DTT boost for Hungary
October 30, 2009 20.11 Europe/London By
Sales of DVB-T MPEG-4 compatible reception equipment in Hungary were 50% higher in September than in the previous month.
Competitors hit Cabovisão performance
October 30, 2009 19.55 Europe/London By
The Portuguese cable operator Cabovisão ended August with 102,753 subscribers, or 23,456 more than three months earlier.
Croatian IPTV take-up grows
October 30, 2009 18.39 Europe/London By
The Croatian incumbent telco T-HT ended Q3 with almost 190,000 subscribers to its IPTV service MAXtv. Its ADSL subscriber total meanwhile stood at 527,000, a year-on-year rise of 22.7%.
Balkan beauty
October 30, 2009 08.17 Europe/London By
Bulgaria’s TV industry seems to have all of a sudden developed a huge fascination for foreign investors.
Apple TV 3.0 offers new interface
October 30, 2009 08.13 Europe/London By
Apple has rolled out the Version 3.0 software for its Apple TV, offering a new user interface as well as new features including direct access to internet radio. A new update for iTunes software takes care of full interoperability.
Philips introduces three Canal Ready receivers
October 30, 2009 07.50 Europe/London By
Philips has launched three new ‘Canal Ready’ receivers for the French market, serving both digital terrestrial and DTH satellite viewers.
Belgacom TV shows strong growth
October 30, 2009 07.25 Europe/London By
Belgacom TV has said its customer base grew by 75,000 customers compared to 52,000 for the same period last year. “The number of net adds in the third quarter 2009 was positively influenced by the launch of “FAIR”, a company-wide programme to address cable competition,” according to the incumbent.
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