UPC has added content from Cartoon Network to its on demand series UPC na Zadanie in Poland.
Mixed picture for Comstar pay-TV operations
10.14 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
Russia’s Comstar-UTS ended the second quarter with 121,000 triple-play subscribers in Moscow, a 9% reduction on the same period last year.
Estonian market in decline
09.58 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
Estonia’s ad market was worth EEK512 million (€32.7 million) in the first half of this year. It nevertheless continues to decline in all sectors except the internet, in some instances alarmingly.
US pay-TV suffers record subscriber drop
09.50 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
The combined US pay-TV market has been hit by its first ever subscriber fall, according to tracking data released by research firm SNL Kagan.
Czechs look to pay-TV and 3D
09.31 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
Pay-TV is growing rapidly in popularity in the Czech Republic, with the number of thematic channels rising and two 3D services, operated by IKO TV Central Europe, soon set to make their debuts.
Major Russian cable deal on horizon
09.17 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
Consolidation in Russia’s pay-TV market is gathering momentum, with the Moscow-based cable operator Akado about to be bought by the telco Svyazinvest.
Sky extends Rovi patent licences
08.38 Europe/London, August 25, 2010 By
Rovi Corporation has announced that BSkyB has extended the term of its existing licence agreement with Rovi for its interactive program guide (IPG) patents.
Quest and Fries mean business at CTAM
18.18 Europe/London, August 24, 2010 By
CNN anchor Richard Quest is to interview Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries during the CTAM EuroSummit 2010, which is being held in Budapest next month (September 23-24).
Viasat/NBC Universal ink licensing deal
14.38 Europe/London, August 24, 2010 By
Viasat Broadcasting has entered into a licensing agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the exclusive basic cable TV rights in Hungary to a broad range of content.
MHEG+ toolkit gets Open Source release
11.44 Europe/London, August 24, 2010 By
The MHEG+ toolkit, used to develop applications for Freeview and Freesat, has been made available as an Open Source release under an Apache 2.0 licence.
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