UPC Polska has become the first cable operator in Poland to offer its subscribers TVP Na Zadanie, the on demand channel from the public broadcaster TVP.
New landmark for Videomore
09.08 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
The Russian social TV network Videomore has attracted 10 million unique visitors in its first six months of operation, with an average viewing time of 30 minutes.
RCS&RDS snaps ups football rights
09.06 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
RCS&RDS has reached an agreement with the Romanian Professional Football League (LPF) for the outstanding media rights to the 2011-14 seasons.
Cool Holdings taps HOT shares
08.55 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
Cool Holdings, the investment vehicle of businessman Patrick Drahi, is to take its ownership in HOT Telecommunication Systems to 65% from its present 51.7%.
Telenet and Tecteo win mobile licences
08.54 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
Belgian cable operators Telenet and Tecteo have submitted a formal joint bid for the country’s fourth 3G-licence, which was put up for auction by the BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal and Telecommunication Services) on March 15, 2011.
40% of Western European homes to own 3DTV
08.39 Europe/London, June 28, 2011 By
Stereoscopic television will be available to nearly 40% of homes in Western Europe by 2015, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting.
Appeal Court upholds ARCEP fibre call
11.39 Europe/London, June 27, 2011 By
The Paris Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the French telecommunications regulator ARCEP over the use of France Telecom ducts by the cablenet Numéricâble.
Hungary implements TV frequency changes
11.27 Europe/London, June 27, 2011 By
The Hungarian national transmissions company Antenna Hungária has announced that it will undertake frequency changes concerning 15 analogue terrestrial TV relay stations this summer.
“Lively subscriber growth” boosts Multichoice
11.24 Europe/London, June 27, 2011 By
The World Cup may be a distant memory for some, but Multichoice is still feeling the benefits of having the competition on its home turf.
Cambridge home to ‘TV White Space’ broadband trial
11.05 Europe/London, June 27, 2011 By
The BBC, BSkyB, BT, Nokia and Microsoft are among a group of partners launching a trial to assess the potential of TV white spaces to deliver cost-efficient broadband access to rural communities and offload wireless data demand in urban centres.
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