Poland’s ad market is likely to grow by 1.2% this year, with the internet rather than TV leading the recovery.
Sogecable tops Spanish pay-TV league
10.31 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
Spain ended 2009 with 4,424,132 subscribers to pay-TV services, or 3.1% more than a year earlier, according to data published by the regulator CMT.
Verimatrix and Widevine reach patent settlement
10.09 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
IPTV World Forum – London. Verimatix and Widevine have settled their long running patent dispute. The charge in the Eastern District of Texas related to US Patent Nos. 7,165,175 and 7,376,831 entitled ‘Apparatus, System and Method For Selectively Encrypting Different Portions Of Data Sent Over A Network.’
ADB enters UK DTT market
09.55 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
IPTV World Forum – London. ADB is making its first foray into UK retail with the launch of an HD DVB-T2 set-top in line with the commercial launch of Freeview HD.
MTV to boost Polish offer
09.38 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
MTV Networks Polska is planning a number of changes to its programming offer in Poland.
Buyers eye Russian cableco
09.00 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
The Russian cable operator Multiregion is reported to be a take-over target for Sistema-backed MTS.
Beeline TV set to expand
07.57 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
IPTV World Forum, London: The Russian IPTV service Beeline TV plans to start offering niche channels and to boost its VOD offer this year.
Set-top box shipments continue to rise
07.40 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
A total of 147.8 million set-top boxes will ship worldwide in 2010, up 11.5% from 132.6 million units last year, according to iSuppli Corp.
ITU to organise IPTV interop event
06.57 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will organise an IPTV standards interop demo and showcase between July 20 and July 23, 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Yes launches VOD service
06.51 Europe/London, March 24, 2010 By
IPTV World Forum – London: NDS has announced that Yes, the sole provider of satellite television in Israel, has launched a VOD service, based on Progressive Download (PDL) technology, for its hybrid satellite-IP PVR platform.
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