Although Russia may be feeling increasingly isolated internationally, life goes on for its dynamic TV industry.
Archives for July 2014
Russian station eyes web presence
Russia’s leading broadcaster Channel One is to start distributing video content on the web.
Eutelsat 172B is electric
Airbus Defence and Space is to build an innovative new satellite on behalf of Eutelsat. Launching in the first half of 2017 Eutelsat 172B will be the first European satellite to demonstrate […]
Romania launches football rights probe
The Romanian Competition Board (CC) has launched an investigation into the sale of TV rights for Liga 1, the country’s top football league.
Triple play joy for Telenet
Telenet has recorded its best triple play ads since 2009. Liberty Global’s Belgian affiliate said it added an additional 17,900 triple-play subscribers in the second quarter taking its overall triple […]
Unitymedia Kabel BW to unlock HD channels
Germany’s second-largest cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW will offer a range of normally encrypted HD channels free of charge to its customers from August 1 to August 31, 2014.
More satellite TV for Russia
A new DTH platform operating under the MTS brand will launch in Russia in Q4 this year.
35,000 go in BT TV customer clearout
The swapout of older BT Vision boxes in favour of the new YouView units has resulted in the loss of 35,000 customers.
Under pressure T-HT gains DTH customers
Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) ended the second quarter with 394,000 TV customers, or 5.1% more than in the same period in 2013.
Pay-TV growth boosts Telefónica
Pay-TV was one of the main drivers for Telefónica’s business in its home market Spain in the second quarter.