Ginx TV has signed a deal to provide a number of shows to the BT Vision platform in the UK.
Moscow looks to New York TV
11.10 Europe/London, May 25, 2011 By
Moscow is to have a 24-hour news channel based on the NY1 service in New York.
EC to tackle online piracy
10.41 Europe/London, May 25, 2011 By
The European Commission has launched a major offensive against online piracy and proposed to modernise the EU’s intellectual property laws. Such piracy is estimated to have cost the European TV, movie, music and software industries some €10 billion in 2008 alone.
Astra gains Italian customer
08.21 Europe/London, May 25, 2011 By
SES Astra has secured its first Italian broadcaster for the 19.2 degrees East orbital position.
RCS&RDS strikes musical note
07.39 Europe/London, May 25, 2011 By
Romania’s RCS&RDS has transferred its 25% stake in Music Channel to Integrasoft, a company that it wholly owns.
Sarbu sells more shares
07.02 Europe/London, May 25, 2011 By
CME president and CEO Adrian Sarbu has sold 50,000 shares in the company for $1.1 million (€781,300).
IPTV takes off in Siberia
21.19 Europe/London, May 24, 2011 By
Rostelecom’s Siberian subsidiary now has 55,000 IPTV subscribers, or more than double the number 12 months ago.
Sisvel 3D channel tests on Astra
21.03 Europe/London, May 24, 2011 By
Test transmissions of the Sisvel 3D channel have appeared on the Astra position at 19.2 degrees East. The broadcasts use Sisvel Technology’s 3D tile format, an innovative technique for formatting stereoscopic images that integrates two 720p frames within a single 1080p frame.
New Canal Digital Box to run MHP
13.27 Europe/London, May 24, 2011 By
Canal Digital is to introduce a new mid-market receiver in all four of its territories from September 1. The new ADB TRN 5720SX features a twin satellite tuner, IP connectivity, and the option of a USB DTT tuner to bring in terrestrial transmissions. It has been specially adapted for Canal Digital with the addition of [...]
Telekom to expand in Europe
11.37 Europe/London, May 24, 2011 By
Deutsche Telekom is eyeing up fixed-line assets in a number of countries in both Western and Central and Eastern Europe. At the same time, it is also in talks to buy the 49% stake in the incumbent telco Slovak Telecom it does not already own.
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