The Polish incumbent telco TP is becoming an increasingly important player in the country’s broadcast industry, ending last year with a combined total of 544,000 subscribers to its TV services.
Brava3D joins Free in France
12.07 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
The opera and culture 3D channel Brava3D has been added to the 3D TV packages of the French IPTV operator Free.
TVN eyes HD switch
11.09 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
The Polish commercial broadcaster TVN is to gradually migrate its thematic channels to HD.
ATVOD complaint results in sub-committee
10.57 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
ATVOD, the co-regulator for on demand content, has responded to a complaint against a 4oD showing of Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights by setting up a sub committee to consider the complaint.
More DTH for Russia
10.49 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
A new DTH platform has made its debut in Russia. Known as Scene, it is employing two transponders at 36 degrees East to offer a service that complements those already provided by NTV-Plus and Tricolor TV, both of which are backed by Gazprom-Media.
ADB expands Carbo footprint
10.39 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
ADB says that its convergence strategy is paying off with nine customers now opting for the technology provider’s Carbo interface. The cable division remains the group’s largest business segment, contributing 35% of 2010′s $356.6 million revenue.
Mixed fortunes for CME
10.30 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has posted total net revenues of $257,413,000 (€242,967,000) for Q4 2010, up from $234,423,000 a year earlier.
Zon triple play reaches 55%
10.06 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
Penetration of triple play services from the Portuguese cable operator Zon reached over 55% by the end of 2010, a 14.1 percentage point increase on 2009, and an additional 3.3pp in the fourth quarter.
UPC maintains Hungarian top spot
09.42 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
UPC ended 2010 as the leading provider of subscription TV services in Hungary.
aonTV achieves 50% growth
09.32 Europe/London, February 23, 2011 By
Telekom Austria’s IPTV operation aonTV added a further 50,000 homes to its subscriber base in 2010.
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