The last phase of the analogue switchover in Spain will begin on March 10 and end on April 3. By means of “an intensive media campaign in the coming days in coordination with Government and local councils”, the 30.2 million people affected will be informed of the end of analogue broadcasts.
Consumer spend boosts Virgin Media
09.10 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
A record customer spend has taken Virgin Media’s monthly cable ARPU to £44.81.
Telenet reaches 1 million digital TV homes
09.08 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
At the end of December 2009, Belgian cable operator Telenet served 1,001,000 digital TV customers, up 49% compared to the previous year. This took the digital penetration rate to 43% of all homes connected.
Digital+ decline continues
08.52 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
Spanish DTH platform Digital+ has continued on its torrid run with a further fall in subscriber numbers.
DTH drives Magyar Telekom growth
08.47 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
The Hungarian incumbent telco Magyar Telekom saw its TV subscriber total grow by 38% to 630,413 in 2009, thanks largely to the success of the company’s DTH operation.
Virgin Media to deliver on 100 Mbps broadband
08.35 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
Virgin Media is to launch a 100 Mbps broadband service by the end of 2010, by far the fastest available speed in the UK. The cablenet says the new top speed will give its customers 24 times the average speed available from other ISPs. Read the story »
Abertis integrates Irdeto for DTT platform
08.25 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
Irdeto has announced its full compatibility with Abertis Telecom’s open digital terrestrial TV TDT Premium platform. The move will give Spanish TV operators a choice of downloadable CA systems over the Abertis network.
Liberty rides the storm
08.20 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
Liberty Global ended 2009 on a high note, with Q4 revenues for its UPC Broadband Division being 11.6% up year-on-year at $1,111.3 million (€820.2 million).
Volia sets digital target
07.41 Europe/London, February 25, 2010 By
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia is to start providing TV services solely in the digital format in the western city of Lviv from March 1.
Slovakia awards DTT licences
10.27 Europe/London, February 24, 2010 By
The Slovak Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission (RTV) has awarded a national DTT licence to the music-based participation channel Mooby TV, which is operated by the Bratislava-based company I-Commerce.
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