The leading Serbian cable and DTH operator Serbia Broadband (SBB) has added a new internet service to its offer.
Viasat to expand Russian offer
11.21 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
Viasat is likely to add Viasat Nature/History HD to the channels it offers commercially in Russia either at the end of this year or beginning of 2012.
Social Networking: It’s TV Genius
10.57 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
IBC 2010: Hall. 13 Stand No. 13.325. One of the trends to watch on the showfloor will be social TV and whether it has progressed further since the iterations of the last two years.
More HD for Slovakia
10.57 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
The Slovak commercial broadcaster TV Joj plans to launch two HD channels this autumn.
DStv launches first South African VOD
10.41 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
DStv is to launch BoxOffice, the first video on demand service to be made available in South Africa.
Polsat owner outlines strategy
10.40 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
The leading Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat is likely to work closely with the mobile company Polkomtel once the latter’s acquisition by the entrepreneur Zygmunt Solorz-Zak is confirmed by the competition authority UOKiK.
Digital TV Labs tests out HbbTV
10.10 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
IBC 2011: Hall 2. Stand No. A18. The growth of HbbTV services has brought with it the need to test the services and products that have adopted the interactive protocol.
SmarDTV delivers CI Plus to ORF
10.07 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
SmarDTV is to supply its SmarCAM-3 CI Plus modules into Austrian retail markets for public broadcaster ORF. The modules are compatible with broadcasters running Irdeto conditional access.
Mobile TV surges in Spain
09.42 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
The number of mobile TV subscribers in Spain grew by 28% to 638,340 in the first quarter, according to data published by the country’s regulatory body CMT.
KPN grows IPTV, but DTT falls
08.55 Europe/London, July 26, 2011 By
Recent improvements in the consumer offer from KPN have resulted in the addition of a further 56,000 new TV subscribers in the second quarter.
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