French premium broadcaster Canal+ will launch a free-to-air channel on the French digital terrestrial network. Bertrand Meheut, CEO of the Canal+ Group, told Le Figaro that the recently awarded ‘bonus channel’ will be FTA.
Polish tower company sold
08.31 Europe/London, March 25, 2011 By
The Polish incumbent telco TPSA and its subsidiary Bilbo have agreed to sell the national transmission company TP Emitel to Kapiri Investments for PLN1.7 billion (€422 million).
Full distribution for Dutch TLC launch
08.28 Europe/London, March 25, 2011 By
Discovery Networks International has announced that TLC International will be available in the Netherlands on July 4 with full distribution across analogue and digital TV platforms reaching 7 million homes. The 100% coverage is achieved by channel sharing with Animal Planet, which is available across all platforms in the country.
CTC reveals new media strategy
08.02 Europe/London, March 25, 2011 By
CTC MEDIA CAPITAL MARKETS DAY – LONDON. CTC Media will have widget for three of its TV channels by this summer, according to Anna-Maria Treneva, the company’s head of digital products.
Telenor fuels debate on net neutrality
18.07 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
KABEL NORGE KONGRESS 2011 – OSLO. As a cable operator Telenor provides broadband services to its customers, and is a member of Kabel Norge, but it is also a telco with its own ways of thinking.
Younger Norwegians demanding more from broadband
17.21 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
KABEL NORGE KONGRESS 2011 – OSLO. Norwegians under the age of 30 expect a much higher quality from their internet service and have a greater willingness to upgrade to a higher speed than their older counterparts.
Clover’s Week: The middle
15.11 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
Another middleware company has been sold and Julian Clover thinks there’s a trend.
Cyfra+ plans for the future
14.19 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
Canal+ Cyfrowy, the operator of the Polish DTH platform Cyfra+, saw its revenues grow by 7% to PLN1,279 million (€316.4 million) in 2010.
CTC eyes new markets
13.55 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
CTC MEDIA CAPITAL MARKETS DAY – LONDON. Russia’s CTC Media is looking to expand its activities into Ukraine and Belarus. At the same time, its main channel CTC is changing its target audience to viewers aged 14-44 in order to make it more appealing to advertisers.
Russia faces ASO delay
13.33 Europe/London, March 24, 2011 By
CTC MEDIA CAPITAL MARKETS DAY – LONDON. The chances of Russia completing the transition to digital broadcasting in 2015 are looking increasingly remote, according to Anton Kudryashov, CEO of CTC Media, adding that he was expressing a generally held view in the local industry.
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