Cambridge-based digital TV developer ANT has reported a pre-tax loss of £310,000 for the first half of 2011, a 43% reduction on 2010’s £510,000 (€581,700) figure.
C4 reveals VOD audiences
August 31, 2011 13.45 Europe/London By
Channel 4 has for the first time made public the audiences for its on demand service 4oD.
Viacom Blink! widens reach
August 31, 2011 11.23 Europe/London By
Viacom Blink! will launch on the IPTV service operated by the Polish alternative telco Dialog tomorrow (September 1).
Cyfrowy Polsat launches LTE service
August 31, 2011 10.33 Europe/London By
The leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has commercially launched its LTE technology-based internet service.
Akado sale still on hold
August 31, 2011 09.52 Europe/London By
The proposed sale of the Russian cable operator Akado to Megafon has hit an impasse, with the latter’s shareholders apparently unable to agree on a price to pay for the company.
FetchTV to launch on Panasonic connected TVs
August 31, 2011 09.50 Europe/London By
IFA 2011 – BERLIN. IP Vision will launch the FetchTV content portal this autumn via an app as a service to consumers on Panasonic’s Viera Connect compatible TV sets sold in the UK and Ireland.
ESPN America HD launches on KPN iTV
August 31, 2011 09.42 Europe/London By
ESPN and KPN have sigend an agreement which will bring ESPN America HD on the KPN Interactieve Televisie IPTV platform from tomorrow (September 1).
Analogue shut-down for TMC
August 31, 2011 09.30 Europe/London By
The French state has signed an agreement with the government of the Principality of Monaco about the shutdown of the analogue transmitters of TMC, Tele Monte Carlo.
Dutch ‘pirate’ TV channel 192TV launches
August 31, 2011 09.20 Europe/London By
The Dutch golden oldies channel 192TV today launches as a 24/7 music channel specialising in music from the sixties and seventies from the era of offshore radio.
Mobistar TV launches hybrid VOD
August 31, 2011 09.07 Europe/London By
The Belgian mobile operator Mobistar has added a hybrid VOD service to its satellite TV offer.
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