TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding says the ISP has begun end-to-end consumer acceptance testing of its YouView product as the precursor to a full consumer trial.
TeliaSonera passes TV milestone
09.49 Europe/London, February 2, 2012 By
Over half a million subscribers in Sweden now take TeliaSonera’s TV offer, according to new data from the telco.
Al Jazeera set for Romania
10.35 Europe/London, January 25, 2012 By
The English language version of Al Jazeera is to become available in Romania.
IPTV licensing headache for Ukraine
11.06 Europe/London, January 19, 2012 By
Concerns are growing over the upcoming licensing of IPTV services in Ukraine.
Croatian IPTV platform goes national
10.21 Europe/London, January 19, 2012 By
The Croatian alternative telco H1 Telekom is now reported to be offering its IPTV service on a national basis.
BT Vision to add social media
09.03 Europe/London, January 16, 2012 By
BT Vision is to redesign its IPTV service to offer a more personalised experience and to include elements of social media.
KPN adds Fox movies, more channels
08.09 Europe/London, January 9, 2012 By
KPN’s IPTV service Interactieve TV has added a number of movies from Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox to its VOD line-up. The deal was brokered through The Entertainment Group TEG, which exploits KPN’s VOD portal under the Videoland brand.
KPN launches live TV on Android tablets
11.02 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
Dutch incumbent KPN has launched a live TV app for Android tablets offering a total of 20 live streaming channels. Live TV for iPhones and Android smart phones is due for release early next year.
Cable gains, DTH loses in Romania
10.57 Europe/London, December 15, 2011 By
Romania had 5.70 million pay-TV subscribers as of June 30 this year, or 0.6% fewer than six months earlier, according to data published by the regulator ANCOM.
Agama take the A1 to Austria
09.56 Europe/London, December 15, 2011 By
Monitoring specialist Agama has delivered an end to end monitoring system to the Telekom Austria’s IPTV platform A1.
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