Eutelsat Communications has announced that Thales Alenia Space has been commissioned to build the W3C satellite. Eutelsat will select the launcher for the satellite separately at a later stage.
Bloomberg ends all language versions
Bloomberg has now ceased all language versions of its international economic news channels, replacing German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and French services with its English language feed.
“Substantial slowdown” hits RTL
The RTL Group has reported a strong performance in a challenging year. However, CEO Gerhard Zeiler has warned of a “substantial slowdown”.
Hathway launches first cable PVR in India
NDS has announced that the Indian digital cable provider Hathway has launched its Digital Box Plus PVR solution, based on NDS XTV DVR technology.
Unitymedia reports strong results
Unitymedia, Germany’s third largest cable operator, has reported strong financial results for 2008. Its cable revenues were up 15% to €857 million, while new services revenues rose by 55%.
Osmosys launches MHP 1.2 software
Osmosys, a developer of open standards interactive TV solutions, has announced the launch of its MHP 1.2 software.
Blinkbox adds TV series to VOD catalogue
Blinkbox has signed digital distribution deals with Fireworks International and Zig Zag Productions for ad-supported online streaming of full length TV episodes, further increasing its ad-supported TV catalogue.
Teleclub chooses NDS Videoguard
The Swiss pay-TV operator Teleclub has chosen the NDS Videoguard conditional access system and DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology for its cable and IPTV delivered premium services in the German […]
Bright House launches Primetime on Demand
The Florida based cable operator Bright House Networks has launched Primetime on Demand, “a new way to watch episodes of several popular shows, such as ER and CSI, whenever you […]
SES-Astra to move 2C to 31.5 East
SES Astra has announced that it will be moving the Astra 2C satellite from its current orbital position at 28.2 degrees East to 31.5 degrees East to take over the […]