Five more local DVB-T muxes in Saxony
October 31, 2009 by Robert Briel
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. Read the story »
ITI president dies
October 31, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
The Polish news channel TVN24 has announced the death of Jan Wejchert, the president of ITI Group, after a short illness. Read the story »
ORTT head resigns
October 30, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
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. Read the story »
DTT boost for Hungary
October 30, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
Sales of DVB-T MPEG-4 compatible reception equipment in Hungary were 50% higher in September than in the previous month. Read the story »
Competitors hit Cabovisão performance
October 30, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
The Portuguese cable operator Cabovisão ended August with 102,753 subscribers, or 23,456 more than three months earlier. Read the story »
Croatian IPTV take-up grows
October 30, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
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%. Read the story »
Balkan beauty
October 30, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
Bulgaria’s TV industry seems to have all of a sudden developed a huge fascination for foreign investors. Read the story »
Apple TV 3.0 offers new interface
October 30, 2009 by Robert Briel
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. Read the story »
Philips introduces three Canal Ready receivers
October 30, 2009 by Robert Briel
Philips has launched three new ‘Canal Ready’ receivers for the French market, serving both digital terrestrial and DTH satellite viewers. Read the story »
Belgacom TV shows strong growth
October 30, 2009 by Robert Briel
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. Read the story »
