The Moscow city government may sell its 12.54% stake in Komkor, the owner of one of the largest fibre-optic networks in the Russian capital and surrounding area, by the end of this year.
Key Polish DTT agreement signed
10.39 Europe/London, July 28, 2011 By
The Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and national transmission company Emitel have signed an agreement over the operation of the country’s first DTT multiplex MX-1.
ESPN renews CanalSat agreement
10.24 Europe/London, July 28, 2011 By
ESPN has secured its position in the CanalSat bouquet after signing a new agreement with the French pay-TV operator.
TV landmark for Lattelecom
10.17 Europe/London, July 28, 2011 By
The Latvian incumbent telco Lattelecom has announced that it now has 200,000 subscribers to its TV services.
Orange tree continues to grow
09.39 Europe/London, July 28, 2011 By
Orange continues to grow its subscriber base, reaching 4.6 million subscribers in Europe as of June 30, 2011, mostly in France and Poland.
BT Vision tops 600,000 subs
09.11 Europe/London, July 28, 2011 By
BT Vision received just a line in the telco’s latest Q2 financial statements. BT said the customer base for its IPTV service had now reached “over 600,000” subscribers.
BBC Worldwide prices global iPad app
08.40 Europe/London, July 28, 2011 By
BBC Worldwide has launched its new global iPad app into 11 markets. From today users in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland will be able to view BBC content for €6.99 (£6.14) per month or €49.99 (£44) for an annual subscription.
Chris Dziadul Reports: News on the go
08.25 Europe/London, July 28, 2011 By
Whatever happened to the great mobile TV revolution?
Mixed TV fortunes for Polish telco
13.26 Europe/London, July 27, 2011 By
The Polish incumbent telco Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) ended the second quarter with the France Telecom venture recording 592,000 TV subscribers, or 30.1% more than in the same period last year.
XTRA DTH for Ukraine
11.51 Europe/London, July 27, 2011 By
Further details have emerged of what is likely to be the next DTH platform to launch in Ukraine.
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