More than 411,000 UPC Nederland customers used VOD during the first six months of 2011, watching a total of 32 million programmes.
KPN reports strong IPTV gains
08.36 Europe/London, October 25, 2011 By
KPN has said its was adding 6,500 IPTV customers per week at the end of Q3 2011. The Dutch incumbent telco had 1.342 million TV customers, both IPTV and DTT, on September 30.
Irdeto extends content monitoring through BayTSP buy
14.00 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
Irdeto has acquired BayTSP, the search, discovery and anti-piracy company based in Santa Clara, California.
Atlantic Bird 7 enters commercial service
11.29 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
Eutelsat has announced the full entry into commercial service of its Atlantic Bird 7 satellite one month after its launch at 7 degrees West.
KidsCo debuts in Belarus
11.26 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
KidsCo has launched in Belarus after having signed an agreement with the Minsk-based IPTV operator Cosmos TV.
Laricheva joins BBC Worldwide Channels
11.21 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
Nina Laricheva has been appointed by BBC Worldwide Channels as is new VP commercial development in EMEA.
Disney Channel goes free-to-air in Turkey
11.09 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
Disney Turkey has announced plans to launch a new advertising supported channel that will broadcast free-to-air to more than 11 million households.
Jobs on Apple TV: “I finally cracked it”
10.56 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
Apple may drop a full-fledged television, according to the new biography on Steve Jobs, which is published today in the US. “I finally cracked it,” said Jobs to author Walter Isaacson.
Comedy Central Extra debuts on Ziggo
10.39 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
Comedy Central Extra is the third Comedy Central channel in the Netherlands, making its debut on the Ziggo cable network on November 1.
Hybrid STBs empower satellite platforms
10.31 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
Hybrid set-top boxes are rapidly being deployed by pay-TV operators worldwide, and especially satellite platforms, to help them deliver advanced services and manage bandwidth scarcity in broadcast networks, according to AIB Research.
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