The dispute surrounding Russia’s Dohzd has taken a new twist, with cable operators now seeking to change the contractual terms with the controversial channel.
Eutelsat prepared for Sochi
Capacity equivalent to almost 5,000 hours of transmissions has been booked with Eutelsat by TV channels and service providers to cover the Sochi Olympic Games.
Romanian carriage dispute escalates
Antena Group has discontinued the retransmission of its channels Antena 1, Antena Stars, Antena 3, Euforia and GSPTV on the DTH platform Focus Sat after the two parties failed to […]
Ukraine favours cable and DTH
Ukrainian viewers are increasingly opting for cable and satellite services – and increasingly also IPTV – at the expense of terrestrial TV.
Vectra grows digital TV base
The Polish cable operator Vectra ended 2013 with 816,900 TV subscribers, of whom 551,600 opted for digital services.
Romania unveils must-carry list
Romania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) has published a list of must-carry channels for cable operators in 2014.
Magyar Telekom ups the ante
The Hungarian incumbent Magyar Telekom now has over 400,000 subscribers for its IPTV and Interactive Sat TV (satellite) services.
Topfun trials 4K
Topfun Media, which operates the biggest online VOD service in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has begun testing films in 4K.
More HD for Cyfrowy Polsat
Cyfrowy Polsat has added a further proprietary HD channel to its portfolio, bringing the total to five.
Tricolor drops controversial channel
Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV has decided to drop the controversial channel Dohzd (‘Rain’) from its offer on February 10.