The Polish alternative telco Netia has restated its aim of launching an IPTV service.
Kabel Deutschland enjoys upward trend
09.52 Europe/London, February 22, 2011 By
Kabel Deutschland has maintained its recent momentum with increased revenues from internet, phone, and premium TV subscriptions continuing to compensate for the erosion of soft basic subs. Announcing its financial results for the nine months to December 31, 2010, the company reported a 6.9% increase in revenues that came in at €1,191 million and EBITDA [...]
Ukraine looks to IPTV
09.39 Europe/London, February 22, 2011 By
The National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine has declared its intention to develop IPTV services in the country.
Platform n on a high
08.53 Europe/London, February 22, 2011 By
Poland’s TVN is bullish about the prospects for its new generation DTH platform n, which it expects to deliver positive EBITDA for the full year and break even on net free cash flow by year-end. This will be through its subscriber base rising to 1 million high ARPU-HD customers, including 100,000 receiving pre-pay HD services.
Hustler TV goes HD and even 3D
21.59 Europe/London, February 21, 2011 By
Distributor Sapphire Media International has announced the launch of a new Hustler branded HD adult channel which will also bring 3D content. The company in addition confirmed its commitment to the HD and 3D formats for its VOD service.
Al Jazeera blames Libya for jamming
21.42 Europe/London, February 21, 2011 By
Al Jazeera has said its broadcasts are again suffering interference on its Arabsat satellite frequency. The network, on the basis of specialist investigations, has blamed Libya’s intelligence services for jamming its TV signals and blocking its websites.
KidsCo enters Finnish market
11.43 Europe/London, February 21, 2011 By
The international children’s channel KidCo is to launch this March on SHEF, the leading IPTV and cable service provider in Finland.
Russia Today extends European reach
11.28 Europe/London, February 21, 2011 By
Russia Today has added a potential 7 million viewers to its audience in Europe by securing carriage on the largest cable networks in France and Belgium.
ODG launches VOD for connected TVs
10.50 Europe/London, February 21, 2011 By
SeaChange’s On Demand Group (ODG) and Inview Technology have announced an agreement to launch both transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services on “millions of connected TV sets in major European countries”, starting in Italy in the second quarter of this year.
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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.