The latest results posted by CME show the company is on the way to recovery in Central and Eastern Europe but by no means yet out of the woods.
BinWeevils combines kids VOD with social gaming
09.00 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
Online children’s entertainment platform BinWeevils has added 200 hours of content from Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon to its site to create “social video on demand”.
TVN satellite platforms perform strongly
08.39 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
The Polish commercial broadcaster TVN’s pay-TV operations go from strength to strength, with revenues increasing by PLN57 million (€14.49 million), or 56%, year-on-year in the third quarter.
Virgin revenues rise as 100 Mbps rollout begins
08.38 Europe/London, October 27, 2010 By
Virgin Media has confirmed the launch of its 100 Mbps high-speed broadband service. Registrations will commence today for the DOCSIS-powered service that goes live in early December in Enfield, Chelmsford, Farnborough and Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, meaning that 200,000 homes will be enabled before the end of the year, bringing the cableco in line with its [...]
Continued growth for KPN TV
11.28 Europe/London, October 26, 2010 By
Dutch incumbent telecoms operator KPN said the total number of its TV customers, IPTV and Digitenne, continued to grow by 23% year-on-year to more than 1.1million at the end of Q3, 2010. This results in a 14% share of the total television market, compared with 12% at the end of Q3, 2009.
Echostar renews Arqiva contribution deal
11.27 Europe/London, October 26, 2010 By
EchoStar has renewed a contract with Arqiva to supply the downlink and distribution of more than 30 channels broadcasting from Europe and Asia into the United States.
New landmark for UPC Czech
11.24 Europe/London, October 26, 2010 By
UPC now has more than 400,000 subscribers to its internet services in the Czech Republic.
Serbian telco should promote IPTV
09.32 Europe/London, October 26, 2010 By
The new majority owner of Telekom Srbija should promote its IPTV and other services more aggressively, according to Jasna Matic, Serbia’s minister of telecommunications and information society.
Akado finds regional partner
08.47 Europe/London, October 26, 2010 By
The Russian cableco Akado has reached an agreement with a regional network operator named ProektSvyazTelekom. As a result, it will be able to offer a full range of its digital TV services to 5,000 of the latter’s subscribers, located in Grad Moskovsky in the Moscow region.
NBC signs Virgin HD deal
08.46 Europe/London, October 26, 2010 By
Popular NBC shows including House, Heroes and 30 Rock will be available in high definition to Virgin Media subscribers following a multiscreen agreement between the cableco and NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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