Chello Central Europe’s recently launched Hungarian sports channel Sport M should become available to viewers outside the country by the end of this quarter.
BSkyB wins five-year EDS contract dispute
18.42 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
BSkyB has won its five-year legal battle against Electronic Data Systems (EDS) after a High Court judge ruled it had lied to Sky in order to secure a contract as part of a new customer relationship management system.
Rai says Yes to Astra
13.41 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
The Italian public broadcaster Rai has signed a capacity agreement with SES Astra for the carriage of its new international channel Yes Italia from 19 degrees East.
Polsat mulls pay-TV solution for DTT
11.41 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
Polsat owner Zygmunt Solorz-Zak has said that pay-TV may be the only way to fund the deployment of set-top boxes on Polish DTT.
RTE to control receivers for Saorview DTT
11.40 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
RTE has appointed Sweden’s Teracom to test the receivers for its free-to-air DTT platform that has been named Saorview.
Welsh viewers can name their HD channel
10.49 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
Viewers to the Welsh language service S4C are being invited to put a name to the broadcaster’s new high definition channel.
Brussels approval for Unitymedia buy
10.38 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
Liberty Global has received regulatory clearance from the European Union for its €3.5 billion purchase of Unitymedia.
Little progress with French mobile TV
07.17 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
The French media authority CSA has called for a meeting in February with all interested parties to discuss progress of mobile TV in the country.
Disney joins UPC VOD
07.06 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
UPC Nederland is to add content from The Disney Channel and Disney XD to its VOD portal. From February 1, Disney XD will also be available 24 hours a day on the network.
Romanian price war continues
06.38 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
Romania’s RCS/RDS has extended an offer giving clients any new service they opt for free of charge for the first three months until the end of March.
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