The three main German cable operators, Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW and Unitymedia, have said in a joint statement that they are committed to analogue cable distribution and will not force their customers to go digital.
Skylink looks to the future
10.46 Europe/London, April 26, 2011 By
The Czech/Slovak DTH platform Skylink plans to add a dozen more HD channels to its offer, according to Jaromir Glisnik, the CEO of its joint owner TradeTec.
Ziggo phasing out analogue channels
09.56 Europe/London, April 26, 2011 By
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo will start to phase out its analogue channels this summer. As part of the campaign, it is offering subscribers an HD cable tuner for €79.
Yahoo! acquires IntoNow for $20/30 million
09.44 Europe/London, April 26, 2011 By
Yahoo! has announced the acquisition of IntoNow for an amount believed to be between $20 and $30 million (€13 and €20 million). IntoNow was launched in January 2011, so the acquisition, which is 80% in cash, comes just weeks after the company was founded.
Broadband takes off in Russia
09.37 Europe/London, April 26, 2011 By
The take-up of broadband services is growing rapidly in Russia, according to ER-Telecom, one of the country’s leading cable operators.
Consumers are replacing TVs faster than ever
08.54 Europe/London, April 26, 2011 By
Consumers around the globe are replacing both their flat panel and CRT TVs at a much faster rate than the previous 10-15 year average for CRT-to-CRT replacement, according to US research firm DisplaySearch.
Yahsat and New Dawn successfully launched
08.43 Europe/London, April 26, 2011 By
Arianespace successfully launched the Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites on Friday, April 22.
Sony still investigating PSN/Qriocity hack
08.32 Europe/London, April 26, 2011 By
Sony is still not able to tell its users when the PlayStation network and Qriocity services will be back online, according to Patrick Seybold, senior director, corporate communications social media, on his PS blog on Monday, April 25.
O’Sullivan moves from Sky to Telekom
11.39 Europe/London, April 25, 2011 By
Gerry O’Sullivan is to join Deutsche Telekom as the IPTV platform’s VP of Global TV and Entertainment, where he will be responsible for the international development of services that include videoload, musicload and gamesload.
RTL finds going tough in Russia
13.35 Europe/London, April 22, 2011 By
RTL Group has failed to gain a foothold in the lucrative Russian TV market despite its co-ownership of two key interests.
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