The Russian cable operator ER-Telecom has acquired its 300,000th subscriber in Samara.
Vivacom looks to the future
10.08 Europe/London, June 24, 2011 By
The Bulgarian incumbent telco Vivacom (BTC) plans to invest some BGN600 million (€306.7 million ) on its infrastructure over the next three years, according to Bernard Moscheni, the company’s executive head.
Briel on: Fibre or not to fibre to my home?
09.38 Europe/London, June 24, 2011 By
It was a long, long time ago when cable came first to my home. KTA, the Amsterdam city net, was a revelation: the number of channels I could receive tripled – from the two national Dutch public channels to no less than six channels – one from Belgium and three from Germany.
Ducktv gets connected
09.34 Europe/London, June 24, 2011 By
Ducktv has become available on Samsung smart TVs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in cooperation with Topfun Media.
Canal+, Al Jazeera share French Ligue 1
08.35 Europe/London, June 24, 2011 By
Canal Plus has won four packages to Ligue 1 French football league from 2012 to 2016, but will be sharing with Al Jazeera, which will show two live games a week.
Fox launches all-Dutch food channel 24Kitchen
20.31 Europe/London, June 23, 2011 By
Fox Channels Benelux has announced the launch of a new, all-Dutch food channel together with the Jan Dekker Holding called 24Kitchen on October 1.
Netgem selected for French Virgin Box TV
20.12 Europe/London, June 23, 2011 By
Netgem has announced an agreement with Virgin Mobile France, the French Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), for the launch of its Virgin Box IPTV offering.
OPTA: Open Cable no longer necessary
14.02 Europe/London, June 23, 2011 By
Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA no longer plans to impose further regulation on the Dutch cable sector. The Open Cable plan is now off the table.
Russia Today launches RTDoc
13.30 Europe/London, June 23, 2011 By
Russia Today is launching RTDoc, a TV channel featuring documentaries about Russia, broadcasting 24/7 in English, and available as a free-to-air channel on Eutelsat Hot Bird.
Sky deal edges closer
09.38 Europe/London, June 23, 2011 By
News Corp’s acquisition of BSkyB is believed to have moved a step closer following the delivery of a report on the proposed deal by the regulator Ofcom. However, a newspaper report indicating that the deal might be approved as soon as next week has not been confirmed.
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