Poland’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat is to make its first foray into delivering content over the internet.
Russian cableco makes progress
09.31 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
Russia’s leading cable operator NCN has almost completed the construction of a broadband network in the capital, Moscow.
SES inks key Russian deal
08.52 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
VimpelCom has signed a capacity agreement with SES World Skies. Under it, the company will use 36 MHz of C-band capacity and the West Hemi beam on the NSS-9 satellite to increase the volume of services to Eastern Siberia and Far East of the country.
Poland debates first mux
08.25 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
A new debate has started on DTT in Poland, focusing on the distribution of channels produced by the national public broadcaster TVP.
NY court stops FilmOn streaming
08.00 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
The New York Southern District Court has issued a temporary restraining order which stops the online video service FilmOn streaming programming from the major US networks.
New player emerges in Bulgaria
07.54 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
At least 11 Bulgarian cable operators and ISPs have merged to form a single company named Bulgarian Telecom and Television (BTT).
Bachabi to head Intelsat’s Luxembourg office
07.37 Europe/London, November 24, 2010 By
Intelsat has announced that Flavien Bachabi has been appointed as the new head of the Luxembourg headquarters office, to the position of VP business operations and intergovernmental initiatives.
Canal+ goes all digital in France
22.52 Europe/London, November 23, 2010 By
As from today, November 24, the French pay-TV operator Canal+ will only be available in digital after having switched off the remaining analogue terrestrial transmitters in Ile-de-France. “We are the first of the original terrestrial broadcasters to abandon analogue transmissions,” said Canal+ president Bertrand Méheut. At the moment, France is witching off analogue broadcasts region [...]
Viacom joins Google TV boycott
16.29 Europe/London, November 23, 2010 By
Viacom has confirmed that it is blocking all of its content on Google TV devices from Sony and Logitech. This includes programming from Viacom networks Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Spike TV, BET, Nickelodeon and others.
Broadcast industry urges safeguards for DTT services
15.59 Europe/London, November 23, 2010 By
The DigiTAG Steering Board has today formally issued joint recommendations with the EBU, BNE and ACT aimed at ensuring that necessary technical safeguards are adopted to protect the television services, delivered by the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) platform, from interference.
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