The Swedish Radio and Television Authority (RTVV) is exploring the possibility of offering more licences to broadcast over the country’s terrestrial system.
Let the music play
08.33 Europe/London, November 27, 2009 By
Following a long delay, the long-awaited Czech and Slovak version of the music channel MTV will finally make its debut on November 29.
Learn English with ONO
08.03 Europe/London, November 27, 2009 By
The Spanish cable operator ONO will launch the English learning network Aprende Inglés TV on December 1. The digital terrestrial channel Veo 7 will be added to its line-up.
Leadership changes at Telecolumbus
07.51 Europe/London, November 27, 2009 By
The German cable operator Telecolumbus has relieved Michael Buhl, Michael Dorn, and Dietmar Schickel of their duties at the company. They will now concentrate on the directorship of the subsidiary PrimaCom.
UPC appeals against Open Cable pricing
07.39 Europe/London, November 27, 2009 By
The Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA has set the wholesale prices for the Open Cable access on the UPC and Ziggo networks at €8.84 and €8.46 respectively for analogue resellers. UPC will appeal against the pricing and it is believed Ziggo will follow suit.
Hungarian DTT widens coverage
07.31 Europe/London, November 27, 2009 By
The Hungarian DTT service MinDigTV has been launched in the country’s Györ region.
Research: Italian mobile TV usage to double
07.27 Europe/London, November 27, 2009 By
The number of mobile phone users in Italy accessing video content via their devices will climb to 5.1 million in 2015 and its revenues reach $685 million (€454.3 million), according to a report from Coda Research Consultancy.
Strong interest in Magio DTH platform
07.12 Europe/London, November 27, 2009 By
The Slovak incumbent telco T-Com has received over 7,000 pre-registrations in less than a month for its new DTH platform Magio, due to make its debut in Q1 2010.
Chello and Zon enter into pay-TV partnership
18.22 Europe/London, November 26, 2009 By
Chello Multicanal and Zon Multimédia have entered into a strategic partnership for the production, marketing and distribution of children’s, movie and entertainment channels in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
Volia to launch IPTV
11.46 Europe/London, November 26, 2009 By
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia has announced plans to launch an IPTV service in the second half of 2010.
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