Romtelecom has secured the rights to the Romanian Liga 2 football league for the 2010-11 season.
Problems mount for Ukrainian DTH platform
08.18 Europe/London, August 27, 2010 By
The future of the Ukrainian DTH platform Poverkhnost Plus is looking increasingly doubtful amid reports that it has debts of $20 million (€15.73 million).
Tough times for Slovenian incumbent
07.49 Europe/London, August 27, 2010 By
Telekom Slovenije has posted generally disappointing results for the first half of this year, with its best performance being reserved for foreign markets rather than Slovenia.
VOD bandwagon heads East
15.30 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
On demand services are becoming increasingly popular in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with Poland currently the scene of major activity.
It’s the economy stupid, well sort of
15.13 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
US pay-TV may have taken a dip, but there’s no need to despair just yet, writes Julian Clover.
LOVEFiLM inks major MGM deal
11.21 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
LOVEFiLM has entered into a major UK digital distribution agreement with MGM. Under it, its members will be able to watch MGM titles online and on internet-enabled devices through the LOVEFiLM Player.
Hollywood comes to ONO
11.09 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
The leading Spanish cable operator ONO will add the movie channel Canal Hollywood to its offer in October, making it available to subscribers who receive the TV Esencial package.
Disney and BT Vision launch branded VOD
11.08 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
BT and The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) have announced plans for ABC On Demand, which launches on the IPTV service on September 15.
Ioko shows cross platform TV
10.36 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
IBC 2010 – Hall 1, Stand A50. Ioko will be showing off its work on the Sky Player and SeeSaw platforms giving broadcasters and aggregators outside of the UK a chance to see the two TV over PC portals in action.
httv launches HbbTV playout solution
10.24 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
IBC 2010 – Hall 4, Stand B71. Paris-based httv is launching a new DSM-CC Object Carousel solution for the HbbTV standard.
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