WATCH VIDEO. Tonight, Thursday October 28, the 197th Ariane mission will place into geostationary transfer orbit two communications satellites: W3B for Eutelsat, and BSAT-3b for Japanese operator Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT).
Clarity from YouView; talks with Sky and US studios
19.07 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
YouView will bring IP delivered channels and content from the major US studios, chairman Kip Meek has told the Broadcasting Press Guild.
Russian IPTV operator grows
11.21 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
Dalsvyaz has confirmed its position as one of the leading providers of IPTV services in Russia.
100 million gateways by Technicolor
10.55 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
Technicolor has become the first manufacturer to deliver 100 million broadband gateways. The Paris-based manufacturer that previously used the Thomson brand has held been the world’s leader supplier for the last 10 years and has delivered 10 million gateways a year since 2005.
Real Digital attempts to get wholesale Sky Sports access
10.42 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
Planned digital satellite service Real Digital will this Friday hear whether it can be granted access to Sky Sports 1 and 2 as have terrestrial providers BT and Top Up TV under Ofcom’s Wholesale Must Offer.
Slowdown in Romanian TV ad market
10.39 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
TV ad spend in Romania amounted to around €160 million in the first nine months of this year.
CEE leads drive to fibre
10.23 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are at the forefront of FTTH adoption, with three of the five top countries in Europe having recently joined the EU.
HD growth fuels Astra profitability
09.44 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
In its 25th year of business, satellite operator SES has demonstrated there remains room for growth, turning in a nine-month revenues of €1,277 million and an operating profit up 7.9% at €591.6 million.
Polish telco nears 0.5m TV subs
09.28 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
The Polish incumbent telco TPSA ended the third quarter with 497,000 subscribers to its DTH and IPTV services. This compared to a figure of 283,000 (+75.6%) in the corresponding period last year and was equivalent to 21.9% of the company’s retail broadband customer base.
Solid performance for Telenor Broadcast
09.14 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
Increased ARPU helped offset the continued subscriber loss for Canal Digital’s DTH business in the third quarter.
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Connected TV Forecasts NEW REPORT. The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in this report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010. The report states that this translates to 20% of global TV sets by 2016, up from only 6% at end-2010. Published in November 2011, this 83-page PDF report is the most geographically comprehensive to ever be published.