Telfort fibre launches companion TV app

Telfort TV app

Dutch interactive TV and app developer Stoneroos has released the Telfort companion TV app.

Eutelsat strengthens Russian coverage

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Eutelsat and the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) have selected Astrium to build the Express-AMU1/Eutelsat 36 C satellite.

Mixed picture for Cyfrowy Polsat

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Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat ended the first quarter with 3,555,806 pay-TV subscribers, an increase of only 0.1% on the total a year earlier.

BBC releases Windows Phone 8 iPlayer

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The BBC has announced the release of a Windows Phone 8 version of the BBC iPlayer catch-up TV service.

Poland and FTA assist Canal+ Group revenues

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Canal+ Group saw a 4.4% revenue increase in the first quarter, boosted by the integration of the D8 and D17 free-to-air channels in France and the ‘n’ platform in Poland.

Ziggo speeds up internet to 150Mbps

Dutch cable operator Ziggo is upping the speed of five of its six broadband access subscriptions.

Czech DTH operators fined

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The Czech Telecom Office (CTU) has imposed fines of CZK20 million (€772,000) each on the M7 Group and UPC DTH, operators of the DTH platforms Skylink/CS Link and freeSAT respectively.

Key exec joins Croatian telco

The Croatian incumbent telco Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) has appointed Jens Hartmann as a member of its management board and COO Business, for a period of three years effective June 17.

Netia growth continues

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The leading Polish alternative telco Netia had 91,237 subscribers to its TV services as of March 31.

Eutelsat 3D successfully launched by ILS Proton

Eutelsat 3D launch

The Eutelsat 3D satellite has been successfully launched by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS and is now on its way to its operating location at 3 degrees East.