DNA’s president and CEO Riitta Tiuraniemi has said the competitive situation for the Finnish operator remains tight.
Ziggo reaches 80% digital penetration
Ziggo, Holland’s largest cable operator, has reported that the number of digital TV subscribers increased by 20,000 in the second quarter to 2.2 million, representing a penetration of almost 80%.
TV assists struggling TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera’s TV business is providing a welcome distraction from the problems in its core telecoms business.
New orders and lower specs help Amino
Amino Technologies has received a follow on order from Telecom Italia having previously supplied the telco with 50,000 units effectively at cost.
BBC extends Global iPlayer pilot
BBC Worldwide has extended the Global BBC iPlayer into the autumn after the service topped 1 million downloads.
Providence acquires HSE24
Axa Private Equity has sold the majority of HSE24, the international TV home shopping group, to Providence Equity Partners. Axa will remain a 15% shareholder.
UPC halves Czech losses
UPC’s losses in the Czech Republic amounted to CZK136 million (€5.34 million) last year, or less than half the CZK277 million in 2010.
Microsoft parts company with NBC News
Comcast, the company that owns NBC News, has taken full ownership of online news network MSNBC.com, which will now be named NBCNews.com.
Get for sale at €1 billion
Norwegian cablenet Get has been put on the market for €1 billion. According to Reuters owners Quadrangle and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners expect to realize their assets early next year.
NBCU sells A+E stake for $3.03bn
The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corp. will acquire NBCUniversal’s 15.8% stake in A+E Television Networks for $3.03 billion (€2.46 billion).