Kabel BW is adding two more HD channels to its line-up, Super RTL HD and Sky Atlantic HD, bringing the total of HD channels on the network to 43.
In Brief: Ligue 1, Discovery, Brabant10
May 18, 2012 06.51 Europe/London By
French online video portal Dailymotion has signed an agreement with the Ligue de Football Professionnel to show time-delayed Ligue 1 games from the start of the new season on August 10.
In Brief: blinkx, Arqiva, Sky Italia
May 16, 2012 10.23 Europe/London By
blinkx is adding a dedicated app for Sony Internet-enabled home entertainment devices. The video search engine is available on Bravia TVs, Blu-ray Discs and streaming media players, and home cinema systems.
In Brief: A1TV, Telenet, ProSieben
May 11, 2012 08.48 Europe/London By
Telekom Austria’s A1TV service counted almost 205,000 customers at the end of Q1, an increase of 23.9%. Operator said A1 TV subscribers could partially compensate for the declines of fixed voice minutes as well as fixed voice-only lines.
In Brief: Samsung Poland, Trace, TV Oost
May 8, 2012 11.30 Europe/London By
The Polish DTH platforms Cyfra+ and n have certified a total of 38 Samsung TVs for the reception of their services.
In Brief: Sixx, Multivisie, KPN, YouSee HD
May 8, 2012 09.35 Europe/London By
The German ProSiebenSat.1 group is launching an Austrian version of its female skewed Sixx channel, Sixx Austria in July.
In Brief: Exqi, ASO, Golf+
May 7, 2012 07.48 Europe/London By
Belgian sports and events channel Exqi has laid off most of its full-time employees, according to local news reports, which suggest the owners might be looking to sell the operation.
In Brief: N24, Eurosport 2, Ketnet
May 3, 2012 09.42 Europe/London By
German all-new channel N24 is launching an Austrian version, with tests just having started on the Astra position at 19.2 degrees East.
In Brief: Toya, UPC Polska, Czech TV
April 30, 2012 07.17 Europe/London By
The Polish cable operator Toya has included iplex, tvn player, Toya VOD, TV Toya on demand and MOOD in its on demand offer. The services can be received on 3G HD and 3G HD PVRs, as well as over the internet.
In Brief: Kinowelt, Tagesschau, Paris Premiere
April 26, 2012 20.07 Europe/London By
The German movie channel Kinowelt is to launch its HD simulcast on May 29 with Liberty Global’s Unitymedia being the first distribution partner.
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