Thema has announced a number of agreements for Arabic and Turkish ethnic channels with Numéricable in Belgium.
Cyfrowy Polsat looks to quad play
10.04 Europe/London, October 23, 2009 By
Poland’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat is on course to become a quad play provider next year.
Nat Geo lives curious
10.03 Europe/London, October 23, 2009 By
National Geographic Channel is to rollout a single tagline for both its US and international services.
Poles voice support for free TVP platform
09.51 Europe/London, October 23, 2009 By
Polish viewers have declared themselves overwhelmingly in favour of a TVP satellite platform offering free to view channels.
VGTRK goes down thematic route
08.52 Europe/London, October 23, 2009 By
The Russian state broadcaster VGTRK will launch a new cable and satellite-delivered thematic channel named Moya Planeta (My Planet) on November 1.
SES: 5% growth despite German ASO
08.26 Europe/London, October 23, 2009 By
Satellite operator SES says it expects revenues to grow at a rate of 5% over the next few years despite the analogue switch off of services in the German market.
High definition drives £39 Sky ARPU rise
07.50 Europe/London, October 23, 2009 By
Sky’s HD services helped the broadcaster add an additional £39 (€43.1) per subscriber over the last 12 months. The ARPU (Average revenue per user) reached £469 as Sky+ HD put on another 287,000 net additions to reach 1.6 million households.
TRT launches tourism channel
20.33 Europe/London, October 22, 2009 By
Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT has announced the launch of a tourism and documentary channel “to satisfy expectations of documentary enthusiasts and to promote Turkey’s cultural and natural heritage.”
Digital concerns
17.13 Europe/London, October 22, 2009 By
The latest conference and exhibition organised by the Polish Chamber of Electronic Communication (PIKE) had special significance, marking as it did the 20th anniversary of cable in the country.
Making a choice
16.27 Europe/London, October 22, 2009 By
It may be commercial pressures or it may be bandwidth, but digital television isn’t necessarily delivering what was promised, writes Julian Clover.
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