Ukraine will see the launch of a new satellite-delivered sports channel named Football-Extra in the second of 2010.
New satellite pay service for Russia
09.00 Europe/London, October 29, 2009 By
Orion Express, the operator of the Russian DTH platform of the same name, has announced plans to launch a new satellite-delivered service named Continent TV.
TV lifts Polish telco gloom
08.30 Europe/London, October 29, 2009 By
The Polish incumbent telco Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) ended Q3 with 283,000 subscribers to its IPTV and DTH services.
Sky Deutschland increases HD capacity
08.19 Europe/London, October 29, 2009 By
Sky Deutschland has contracted three additional transponders on Astra’s orbital position 19.2 degrees East in order to boost the number of HD channels it offers during the next few months.
Additional services drive Virgin growth
08.08 Europe/London, October 29, 2009 By
Quad play, VOD and fast internet access are proving increasingly popular with Virgin Media customers.
ProSiebenSat.1 channels remain free-to-air
05.56 Europe/London, October 29, 2009 By
Contrary to some news reports, the German private channels Pro Sieben, Sat.1 and Kabel 1 will remain free-to-air, according to Thomas Ebeling, CEO of ProSiebenSat.1. However, the broadcaster is looking at other income streams to make up for lost advertising revenues.
Cable Europe warning about ‘Digital Deficit’
05.33 Europe/London, October 29, 2009 By
Cable Europe has issued a call to Member States to carefully examine the Digital Dividend recommendation released by the European Commissioner. It lays out new uses for European spectrum that will be freed up in 2012 when analogue television is switched off and re-used for new services.
TeliaSonera weathers the recession
22.00 Europe/London, October 28, 2009 By
TeliaSonera ended the third quarter with 739,000 TV subscribers, or 109,000 more than 12 months earlier. Of these, 561,000 received IPTV services.
Digita DTT licence extended
10.50 Europe/London, October 28, 2009 By
The Finnish Council of State has granted Digita licences for the terrestrial television broadcasting network, which in effect extends the current situation.
KabelBW launches VOD with On Demand Deutschland
10.23 Europe/London, October 28, 2009 By
Kabel BW has announced it has signed a partnership deal with On Demand Deutschland to launch a VOD service on the network.
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