Canal Digital has elected to join the Kabel Norge trade association for Norwegian cablenets, finally uniting all of the country’s major operators.
ADB inks Bulgarian deal
09.59 Europe/London, April 27, 2010 By
ADB is to supply Bulgaria’s leading cableco CableTel-Eurocom with an advanced cable solution.
Zattoo pulls BBC channels
09.53 Europe/London, April 27, 2010 By
BBC channels have been removed from the online streaming service Zattoo after legal threats from the corporation.
French Sony TV sets are Canal Ready
08.41 Europe/London, April 27, 2010 By
Sony in France has announced that from now on all its TV sets of 26 inches or larger have CI Plus functionality and are labeled Canal Ready.
LG Blu-ray sets connect with Canal+ VOD
08.28 Europe/London, April 27, 2010 By
French owners of LG Blu-ray players and home cinema sets will be able to directly access the Canalplay VOD library of Canal+ and play them over their regular TV set.
More HD for Cyfra+
07.46 Europe/London, April 27, 2010 By
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ will add five more channels, four of which will be in HD, to its offer on May 4.
Fox appoints Åse Ytreland
12.06 Europe/London, April 26, 2010 By
Fox International Channels (FIC) Europe has announced that it has hired Åse Ytreland as the new MD for Nordic and Baltic regions.
KDG trims subscriber base
12.06 Europe/London, April 26, 2010 By
The loss of low ARPU subscribers and adjustments following the Orion Cable acquisition reduced the number of subscribers at Kabel Deutschland in the financial year ending March 31, 2010.
Virgin Media puts Fantastic movies online
11.28 Europe/London, April 26, 2010 By
Virgin Media is to launch its first online movies service, allowing subscribers to access several hundred titles, including recent hits Fantastic Mr Fox, District 9 and Twilight: New Moon.
Nick looks to Turner for UK head
11.14 Europe/London, April 26, 2010 By
Nickelodeon UK has appointed Turner Broadcasting’s chief content officer to head its UK operation.
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