IPTV operator Belgacom TV has added three channels from MTV Networks to its basic bouquet (‘Classic+’) with immediate effect. From now on viewers can see MTV, TMF and Nickelodeon. This brings the total of channels available to Belgacom viewers to 74 for Flanders, 85 for Brussels and 66 for Wallonia. The Belgian imcumbent telecom operator [...]
Motorola ships one million IP set-tops
April 5, 2007 09.27 Europe/London By
Motorola has announced the shipment of its one millionth IP set-top box. The unit in question was a VIP1510, the specifications of which are a far cry from the devices that first shipped in May 2001, being part of a range where the specifications include DVR and HD functionality and dual MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 functionality. [...]
ABI places Amino No.1 in IPTV
April 3, 2007 10.28 Europe/London By
ABI Research has ranked Amino Communications as the world leader in the IPTV set-top box market for the second consecutive year. The Cambridge-based company has expanded its customer base to 1,500 organisations and its set-top boxes have now been trialled in more than 50 countries. “The IPTV STB market has begun an aggressive growth period, [...]
Slow start for BT Vision
March 30, 2007 11.48 Europe/London By
BT’s fledgling IPTV service BT Vision has attracted just 5,000 customers in its first few months of operation. Confirming the figures BT said the total was entirely in line with expectations. It is estimated by investment bank Morgan Stanley that 40% of subscribers are BT employees. At its launch in December last year BT said [...]
Icelandic launch for The History Channel
March 27, 2007 17.14 Europe/London By
The History Channel is to launch in Iceland this Sunday (April 1). It will make its debut on the Skjarinn ADSL platform and cable system as part of the Scandinavian service that launched on February 1 this year. In Iceland the channel will broadcast in English. “We have been anticipating the launch of The History [...]
ComX deploys Widevine for IPTV network
March 27, 2007 06.45 Europe/London By
Danish broadband provider ComX has chosen Widevine Cypher for its IPTV services. The operator offers a complete lineup of broadcast television, video on demand (VOD) with more than 100 channels and several entertainment packages. In cooperation with established and new content providers, ComX further plans to expand into HDTV service delivery to utilize the advances [...]
Greek IPTV market takes off, Vivodi launches service
March 23, 2007 17.59 Europe/London By
Vivodi Telecom has said its ‘cable TV by Vivodi’ service is now up and running. Using a MEDIAstream platform supplied by MCOM, a leading Greek company in television technology over IP networks, it offers both live TV and VOD services via an ADSL2+ network. Vivodi also claims the network to be the largest privately owned [...]
Dutch launch for Comedy Central
March 23, 2007 16.06 Europe/London By
Viacom’s Comedy Central will launch in The Netherlands on April 30. The channel will broadcast in the evenings only in a channel share with the Dutch version of Nickelodeon and will be available on cable, satellite, DTT and IPTV. Following Germany and Poland this is the third localised version of Comedy Central in Continental Europe. [...]
Fibre to Slovak and Norwegian homes
March 22, 2007 18.11 Europe/London By
France Telecom subsidiary Orange Slovensko has said it intends to invest approximately SKK1 billion (€32 million) on a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Slovakia that will cover almost 200,000 household in 10 cities by the end of the year. “Thanks to this technology Orange will gain a few years start ahead its competitor already this year [...]
Swisscom hikes access fees
March 22, 2007 02.56 Europe/London By
Swisscom’s local loop will be unbundled on April 1, when the new Swiss telecom law comes into effect. In the run-up to the development, the telco has announced that the price it charges competitors Sunrise (TDC Switzerland) and Tele2 will increase to CHF33.40 (€20.65) a month per subscriber. It currently charges CHF25.25 a month, both [...]
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