Sales of Freeview HD product have passed the three million mark with the vast majority being TV sets.
Viasat bolsters satellite catch-up
10.30 Europe/London, October 27, 2011 By
Viasat Broadcasting has added content from a further nine channels to its Viaplay catch-up service.
Virgin Media delivers £1 billion revenues
10.20 Europe/London, October 27, 2011 By
TiVo and broadband led the way in the third quarter as revenues at Virgin Media increased by 2.2% to reach £1 billion (€1.15 billion). But the cablenet also saw a fall in its TV customers and there was also a reduction in mobile and non-cable revenue.
High TV 3D launches on Canal Digital
08.12 Europe/London, October 27, 2011 By
High TV 3D launches in Norway on Canal Digital today (Thursday, October 27).
Vivendi set to buy TVN
08.12 Europe/London, October 27, 2011 By
Canal+ Group has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with ITI and TVN Groups “to create a strategic partnership in Poland”. This effectively means that Time Warner and other potential suitors are now out of the running to buy a majority stake in TVN, with Vivendi the only bidder.
Netflix represents 32.7% of US peak downstream traffic
08.01 Europe/London, October 27, 2011 By
Netflix and over-the-top services are increasingly responsible for downstream traffic in the US, according to Sandvine’s 10th Global Internet Phenomena Report: Fall 2011.
Chris Dziadul Reports: A date in Zagreb
07.16 Europe/London, October 27, 2011 By
To appreciate just how much broadcasting has changed in recent years in Central and Eastern Europe one needs look no further than Croatia.
Cisco strengthens Russian presence
22.50 Europe/London, October 26, 2011 By
Cisco is to expand its set-top box manufacturing activities in Russia.
TVP to launch HD DTT channels
22.31 Europe/London, October 26, 2011 By
The board at the Polish public broadcaster TVP has decided to launch HD DTT versions of its two main channels TVP1 and TVP2 on June 1, 2012.
Al Jazeera to launch sports news channel
21.37 Europe/London, October 26, 2011 By
Al Jazeera Media Network will launch a new dedicated sports news channel, Al Jazeera Sports News, on Tuesday, November 1, at 18.00 Doha time, 15.00 GMT.
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