Eutelsat is to significantly scale up its presence in the Asia-Pacific region by embarking on a new triple mission satellite programme that will support sustained demand for capacity for data, […]
Sports rights blow for Canal+
Canal+ has lost a court case it brought about against beIN Sports over sports broadcasting rights.
Digi eyes Hungarian expansion
Romania’s RCS&RDS is seeking a bigger role in Hungary, with its subsidiary Digi one of four companies to have submitted bids in a frequency tender for broadband services.
Towercom sale on the horizon
The Slovak terrestrial and satellite transmission company Towercom is understood to be for sale.
Çukurova wins Turkcell extension
The UK’s Privy Council has given Turkey’s Çukurova Holding until July 30 to pay around $1.6 billion to the Alfa Group to recover its stake in Turkcell.
Crimean TV battle continues
The first and second Russian DTT multiplex will become available in Crimea on July 1.
Cyfrowy Polsat emulates Netflix
Poland’s Telewizja Polsat and the on demand service ipla are to offer their viewers the first-ever high budget locally produced series online before it is shown on TV.
UK TV production rockets
Members of the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) invested a record £725 million (€907.2 million) in UK television production last year, according to the associations’ 2014 census.
Cable Europe calls for pan-European spectrum strategy
Cable Europe’s executive chairman Matthias Kurth has called on participants from all sides of the spectrum debate to work towards a European wide spectrum strategy.
Lattelecom reflects on 2013
The TeliaSonera-backed Latvian incumbent Lattelecom has posted a profit of €30.2 million in 2013, up only slightly (€0.5 million) on the €29.7 million a year earlier.