HCA/HCTA – Tihany. Hungary is to introduce regulations on cable subscription contracts that will require operators to inform customers 30 days in advance of any changes they plan to introduce.
Cambridge white space trial runs HD iPlayer
10.50 Europe/London, September 27, 2011 By
Tests being undertaken as part of the Cambridge ‘white space’ trial have successfully stream HD video from the BBC iPlayer at speeds of 5.4Mbps.
Fox serves up 24Kitchen to 3m Dutch homes
10.27 Europe/London, September 27, 2011 By
24Kitchen, the new food channel from Fox International Channels (FIC), will launch on October 1 to over three million homes in the Netherlands, securing capacity on the Ziggo, UPC, Caiway and Glashart Media.
FilmFlex launches ‘download to rent’ for Film4oD
10.15 Europe/London, September 27, 2011 By
Channel 4’s online movie service Film4oD is launching a new ‘download to rent’ option. It will be run by FilmFlex Movies, the Sony-Disney-backed movies-on-demand service provider, and is the first time users have been able to watch films offline.
Cable/fibre drive Portuguese telephony growth
08.26 Europe/London, September 27, 2011 By
The number of fixed line telephony connections in Portugal rose by 1% in the second quarter thanks largely to growing take up of services provided by cable TV and fibre optic (FTTH and FTTB) networks.
Czech Republic looks to DVB-T2
07.02 Europe/London, September 27, 2011 By
The Czech tower company Ceske Telekomunikace (CRo) is interested in securing the country’s fourth DTT multiplex, especially if it can be used for DVB-T2 services.
Russian media group takes shape
06.41 Europe/London, September 27, 2011 By
Russia is seeing the emergence of a new media holding focused on music-oriented TV and radio stations.
Kids TV grows in Poland
05.57 Europe/London, September 27, 2011 By
Kids TV is becoming increasingly popular with advertisers in Poland.
RCS&RDS seeks more subscribers
18.46 Europe/London, September 26, 2011 By
The leading Romanian cable and DTH operator RCS&RDS has launched a marketing campaign designed to attract new customers in the face of strong competition from UPC Romania and Romtelecom.
PSBs gain in YouView EPG proposals
13.48 Europe/London, September 26, 2011 By
Public service broadcasters will be given prominence on the YouView EPG for both channels and search, under proposals from the hybrid TV venture.
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