The Czech cable operators Elsat, BKS Capital Partners, Self Servis and Kabelova Televize Koprivnice have deployed Arris’s DOCSIS 3.0 CMTS solution.
Slovak T-Com widens FTTx reach
08.00 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
Slovakia’s incumbent telco T-Com has extended its FTTx network, offering digital TV and internet access of up to 80 Mbps, to the towns of Martine and Ziari nad Hrinom.
TF1 launches catch-up TV on IPTV
07.57 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
The French commercial broadcaster TF1 has finally launched its catch-up TV service MyTF1 on the IPTV boxes BBox from Bouygues Telecom. Other IPTV providers will follow.
Orange TV introduces new hybrid boxes
07.47 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
The French IPTV operator Orange has announced the release of a new generation of hybrid IPTV boxes for its subscribers. To be introduced during 2010, the new box will incorporate a variety of tuners, including DVB-T MPEG-4, suitable for terrestrial HD reception and one with a satellite tuner.
Tweet what you’re watching on Livestation
22.33 Europe/London, November 23, 2009 By
Livestation has released version 3.0 of its latest desktop software for watching live news channels on the computer. People can now use Livestation as a native Twitter client to follow their friends and post tweets directly under the video window without having to switch applications.
YouTube will only allow contract partners
21.37 Europe/London, November 23, 2009 By
YouTube is by far the best watched online video site and with full 1080p HD coming to the portal, viewing is best done on a large screen TV set. However, as it transpires from numerous blog posts in the US, from December 2 YouTube will only work with contract partners and block access to its [...]
Anga Cable reports ‘first class booking rate’
21.12 Europe/London, November 23, 2009 By
Six months before its start, Anga Cable, the European trade fair for cable, broadband and satellite, has announced what it calls “a first-class booking rate”.
Vivendi/Canal+ Group acquire remaining 9.9% from TF1
18.39 Europe/London, November 23, 2009 By
Vivendi/Canal+ Group have announced that they will acquire the remaining 9.9% that TF1 still holds in Canal+ France. The transaction, worth €744 million, will be closed before the end of this year.
UPC extends Polish digital reach
14.57 Europe/London, November 23, 2009 By
UPC Poland has made its digital cable service available in the towns of Gniezno and Wrzesnia.
BFM TV and Canal fight over ‘audience manipulation’
14.24 Europe/London, November 23, 2009 By
Alain Weill, president of the NextRadioTV group, owner of the French news channel BFM TV, has accused the Canal+ Group of trying to manipulate the audience in favour of the i-Tele news channel by having the CanalSat receivers automatically tune to their news channel.
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