KPN announced that today it has reached one million TV customers to its combined digital television services including IPTV and digital terrestrial service Digitenne.
Sky+ HD tops 2 million
08.30 Europe/London, January 28, 2010 By
482,000 net additions, more than double the same period in 2008, have taken the number of households receiving Sky’s high definition service to 2,082,000. The service received another boost with plans to sell the HD box as standard.
Numericable claims most complete offer
08.29 Europe/London, January 28, 2010 By
With 240 channels distributed, of which 120 are in the basic tier, the Belgian operator Numericable claims to have the most complete offer in the country. This week, the cabler will add 18 new channels to its line-up.
Polish Dialog sets IPTV target
08.20 Europe/London, January 28, 2010 By
The Polish alternative telco Dialog aims to end this year with 50,000 IPTV subscribers.
April launch for Sky 3D
08.06 Europe/London, January 28, 2010 By
Sky has announced its dedicated 3D TV channel, Sky 3D, will launch this April. A special preview will take place this Sunday, January 31, with a live broadcast of the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United.
Blow for Lithuanian digitisation
07.07 Europe/London, January 28, 2010 By
The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT has criticised plans to reduce analogue transmission costs in the country.
More HD for Multimedia
13.07 Europe/London, January 27, 2010 By
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Animal Planet HD to its line-up.
Boomerang thrown into Viasat
10.36 Europe/London, January 27, 2010 By
Turner Broadcasting System’s retro cartoon channel Boomerang is to launch in the Nordic region on February 1.
Cross platform carriage for NRK HD
09.30 Europe/London, January 27, 2010 By
NRK will launch its new HD channel on February 12 with carriage secured across DTT, satellite, cable and IPTV. RiksTV, Canal Digital, Get and Altibox will all go live at 20.05 for the first broadcast from NRK’s Olympic studio.
New participation channel for Slovakia
09.13 Europe/London, January 27, 2010 By
A new Slovak participation channel named TV8 will make its debut on February 1.
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