Pace has become the world’s biggest supplier of set-top boxes to the pay-TV market, according to new data released by IMS Research.
TVN Warszawa goes digital
11.02 Europe/London, May 24, 2010 By
The Polish national transmission company EmiTel has begun DTT distribution of the local channel TVN Warszawa on a temporary basis until the end of the month.
Sony secures Russian carriage deals
10.45 Europe/London, May 24, 2010 By
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced carriage agreements for Sony Entertainment Television (SET) with Russia’s National Cable Networks (NCN) and TV Company St Petersburg Cable Television (SPCT).
Multimedia widens VOD offer
10.33 Europe/London, May 24, 2010 By
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added an independent Polish movie strand to its VOD service.
Polish TV piracy on wane
10.06 Europe/London, May 24, 2010 By
The piracy of pay-TV services is on the wane in Poland but still remains a problem. At the same time, the public seem to have an ambivalent attitude to the issue.
Tvinci platform makes OTT pay
09.31 Europe/London, May 24, 2010 By
A new pay-TV platform has been established by Tvinci for broadcasters and operators looking to monetise over-the-top delivered video content.
Ziggo reports strong Q1 2010 results
10.02 Europe/London, May 22, 2010 By
Over 1.6 million customers are on Ziggo’s digital TV platform and more than 740,000 customers have taken up the All-in-1 Bundle, reports Holland’s largest cable operator.
Astra 3B finally placed in orbit
09.25 Europe/London, May 22, 2010 By
After weeks of delay Astra 3B was finally launched in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 50th mission of the Ariane 5 rocket took off from the Spaceport in French Guiana at 19.01 local time (0.01 CET). Ariane Flight V194 was originally scheduled for launch on March 24, but suffered successive delays after a [...]
Technicolor to develop TiVo set-top
14.57 Europe/London, May 21, 2010 By
Technicolor has announced plans to develop an advanced, TiVo-ready high definition set-top box for customers that license the TiVo software.
Cablecom prices CI Plus module
14.33 Europe/London, May 21, 2010 By
Cablecom has announced the pricing structure for its implementation of CI Plus, which the Liberty Global-owned operator is marketing in Switzerland as the DigiCard.
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