The transition to digital broadcasting in Lithuania is not going entirely to plan, with the number of subscribers receiving services growing by only 8.4% in the year ended June 30.
Loss making TiVo looks internationally
10.07 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
TiVo, which already has contracts in place with Virgin Media and Spain’s ONO, says it is continuing to concentrate on the larger markets of Western Europe as operators plan the upgrade of their services to next generation solutions. In addition the company is tracking Latin America as well as India and China.
BBC combines web content with live TV
08.55 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
Watch Video: The BBC has developed a prototype application that combines relevant web content with a live TV stream. The implementation gives a glimpse of some of the possibilities likely to emerge as web-enabled set-top boxes become commonplace.
Cyfrowy Polsat on a roll
08.50 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
Poland’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat ended Q2 with 3,263,546 subscribers, a year-on-year increase of 419,000.
RTL Group may exit Russia
08.15 Europe/London, August 26, 2010 By
RTL Group may sell its 30% stake in the Russian TV station Ren TV, which it has held for the past five years.
GET selects Irdeto billing
17.48 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
Norwegian cable operator GET has implemented a customer care and billing option from Irdeto. The system will help manage GET’s triple play offer that includes VoIP, broadband internet and video.
Dahlia TV in €51m refinancing plan
17.31 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
Telecom Italia Media has contributed a total of €17.4 million towards a €51.4m refinancing of the Dahlia TV pay platform.
Ericsson study sees linear TV survive in on demand world
17.03 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
A new study from Ericsson’s ConsumerLab paints a picture where 93% of viewers are still watching linear broadcast TV, but increasingly receiving their entertainment from new distribution channels.
BBC unready to commit to 3DTV format
11.50 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
The BBC says it is unclear as to which 3D format is most likely to emerge as the popular choice among public and commercial broadcasters.
New Czech cable channel launches
11.49 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
A new cable channel named Metropol TV has made its debut in the Czech capital, Prague.
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