Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk, Germany’s cable headend-in-the-sky, has announced the immediate launch of the RTL HD and Vox HD channels from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.
Abraham leaves UKTV for Channel 4
12.15 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
UKTV chief executive David Abraham is to leave the multichannel broadcaster to become chief executive of Channel 4. Abraham will replace Andy Duncan, who stood down from the post in November.
Ofcom to approve DTT content protection method
11.37 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
Ofcom looks ready to give its consent to the use of the now infamous Huffman Tables as part of content protection measures on the new Freeview HD platform. Without it key programmes may have to be withdrawn from the terrestrial platform.
Dual track strategy for Kabel Deutschland
11.22 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
Majority owner Providence Equity is preparing an IPO for Kabel Deutschland (KDG), while at the same time looking for a buyer for its 88% stake in Germany’s largest cable operator.
MultiChoice gets 20 transponders on W7
11.21 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
MultiChoice Africa has signed for a total 20 Ku-band transponders for 15 years on Eutelsat’s new W7 satellite that is now fully operating at the 36 degrees East position. The capacity will be used by MultiChoice’s DStv platform which now reaches into more than 800,000 homes in sub-Saharan Africa.
PrimaCom first to carry private HD channels
11.09 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
German cable operator PrimaCom will be the first to offer carriage to the five HD channels from the RTL Group and ProSiebenSat.1. A preliminary launch date of late February has been set.
Sirius to support Romanian digitisation
11.06 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
SES Sirius is to support Romania in its transition to digital broadcasting, the strategy for which approved last month.
CNBC goes FTA in the UK
10.56 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
CNBC has switched off its encryption in the UK market, growing its footprint by two million to an estimated 11 million households.
Multimedia reaches 100,000 digital subs
10.45 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has announced that it now has 100,000 digital TV subscribers.
New Skies satellites get SES brand
09.13 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
SES World Skies has unveiled its updated strategic satellite fleet development plan, as well as a new names for future additions to the fleet “that will leverage SES’ global reach and powerful brand.”
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