International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully placed Eutelsat 9B into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Archives for January 2016
BT wins BBC £100m generation broadcast network
The BBC has handed BT a new multimillion-pound contract for its next generation broadcast network.
Swedish online video viewing at all time high
Online video viewing reached a new all-time high in Sweden during the fourth quarter of 2015.
Eleven Sports Network signs Multimedia Polska deal
Eleven Sports Network and Multimedia Polska have signed an agreement to distribute HD channels, Eleven and Eleven Sports, on the operator’s platform.
Arte breaks ties with TVP
Arte has decided to suspend its contractual relations with the Polish public broadcaster TVP.
Romania sets the stage
Broadband TV News and Telenor Satellite have announced details of the latest in their series of Central and East European business briefings.
German HD+ platform grows to 1.8m customers
HD+, the fee-based satellite platform offering the HD versions of free-to-air TV channels to German DTH households on Astra (19.2° East), has increased its number of customers to 1.84 million […]
Sky puts £99 price tag on Sky Q box
Sky says its next generation Sky Q box will command a set-up cost of £99. The fee represents the lowest-ever installation fee for one of the platform’s premium products at […]
Lithuanian incumbent sees growth accelerate
Record growth in the fourth quarter helped the Lithuanian incumbent Teo end 2015 with 163,000 IPTV subscribers, or 23.9% more than a year earlier.
Digital cable, IPTV grow in Hungary
Digital cable and IPTV services continue to gain in popularity in Hungary and were received in 40.5% of all pay-TV homes as of the end of last year.