Belgian cable and telecoms operator VOO, owned by Tecteo, has racked up losses of €97 million during 2010. Total losses for the past two years were €163 million, according to […]
Belgacom gets Spanish and Portuguese football
Belgian IPTV operator Belgacom TV has acquired the TV, PC and mobile rights of the Spanish and Portuguese football leagues.
UPC Business launches Microsoft Office 365
UPC Business, the provider of high speed internet to businesses, has announced the launch of UPC’s Internet bundled with Microsoft Office 365 in five of its core European markets for […]
No split-screen ads for RTL and Sat.1
The German media authorities have told RTL and Sat.1 they disapprove of split-screen advertising, which blends in with programming. In three instances the two broadcaster violated advertising rules.
Ziggo simplifies TV offer
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo has announced its new line-up of analogue and digital TV packages, simplifying the subscription structure and making digital TV the standard. All subscription models include […]
Telenet and Tecteo win mobile licences
Belgian cable operators Telenet and Tecteo have submitted a formal joint bid for the country’s fourth 3G-licence, which was put up for auction by the BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal […]
US multichannel video service levelling off
87% of US households subscribe to some form of multichannel video service, according to research from Leichtman Research Group. The percentage of households that subscribe to a multi-channel video service […]
OTT sparks new business models
“There is a plethora of business models being implemented to find an ideal monetization method for OTT,” according to IMS Research. A development sparked by the diverse interest in the […]
Satellite TV revenues to overtake cable this year
Based on Digital TV Research Ltd’s forecasts for 73 countries, pay-TV revenues will climb to $173 billion (€121.9 billion) in 2016, up by $49 billion on 2006 but only up […]
Report: UPC Horizon test launch in July
UPC Nederland will start piloting the new Horizon box this July, Liberty Global CEO and president Mike Fries has told the Denver Business Journal. Following this early trial, the box […]