Russia’s VimpelCom ended 2011 with 570,000 subscribers to its Beeline IPTV service, which was then available in 34 cities.
Telefonica stops marketing German Alice TV
March 13, 2012 07.34 Europe/London By
Telefonica Deutschland has decided to stop marketing its IPTV service Alice TV, according to local reports. The operator was not successful in selling the service to its DSL customers and just 83,000 out of 2,588,000 subscribe to Alice TV.
BBC: connected TV is too complex
March 2, 2012 11.02 Europe/London By
DTG SUMMIT 2012 – LONDON. The BBC’s head of iPlayer has called for consumer electronics manufacturers to simplify their products.
Ewe Tel expands IPTV service
March 1, 2012 10.34 Europe/London By
German regional telecommunications provider Ewe Tel’s ‘online TV’ service is now expanding to tablets, phones and TV sets.
KPN IPTV launches ABC TV on Demand
March 1, 2012 09.54 Europe/London By
KPN has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company Benelux for the launch of ABC TV On Demand on its IPTV service.
ProSiebenSat.1 HD channels for Deutsche Telekom
February 29, 2012 09.34 Europe/London By
Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain IPTV service will start carrying ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel eins and sixx in HD from March 1.
Lattelecom targets DTT licence
February 28, 2012 07.17 Europe/London By
The Latvian incumbent telco Lattelecom has begun lobbying for a renewal of the DTT licence it currently holds.
Slovenian SiOL TV goes multiscreen
February 24, 2012 08.45 Europe/London By
Telekom Slovenije has launched a new service named TViN that allows subscribers to view SiOL TV broadcasts over the internet.
Entertain Sat delivers for Telekom
February 23, 2012 11.36 Europe/London By
TV was a notable highspot for Deutsche Telekom in 2011 as the company posted a quarterly loss of €1.34 billion following writedowns in Greece and the United States.
25% growth in Orange TV
February 22, 2012 08.55 Europe/London By
The subscriber tally on Orange’s digital TV services in France and Poland continues to climb, with a 24.8% increase in subscribers during 2011.
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