Discovery Communications has announced that it will acquire San Francisco-based digital online video provider Revision3.
Telenet adds 22,700 triple play homes
May 3, 2012 08.27 Europe/London By
Telenet has said it added 22,700 triple play subscribers during the first quarter of the year, its best result since Q4 2009, to a total of 805,800, representing 37% of its overall customer base.
Boxer at 1.2 million
April 30, 2012 11.08 Europe/London By
An increase in the number of subscribers in Denmark has helped Boxer reach 1.2 million homes.
Russian cableco expansion continues
April 30, 2012 07.30 Europe/London By
The Russian cable operator ER Telecom has secured a six-year loan of R6.5 billion (€167.1 million) from Sberbank.
Germany’s PrimaCom up for sale
April 25, 2012 08.38 Europe/London By
PrimaCom is being put up for sale, according to people familiar with the situation, reports Bloomberg.
Harmonic hit by lower Euro demand
April 25, 2012 08.24 Europe/London By
Harmonic’s net revenue for the first quarter of 2012 was $127.7 million (EUR96 million), compared to $132.8 million in the first quarter of 2011.
KPN’s IPTV service to add HBO
April 24, 2012 08.58 Europe/London By
Dutch incumbent KPN has signed a distribution agreement with HBO to carry the three premium channels.
Ziggo drops below 3 million TV homes
April 23, 2012 09.01 Europe/London By
Dutch cable operator Ziggo’s total number of TV customers dropped to 2,981,000 on March 31, down 2.4% compared to the previous year. However, the number of consumers RGUs was up 3.4% to 6,919,000, compared with 6,694,000.
Tuzman resigns as KIT chairman
April 17, 2012 10.58 Europe/London By
KIT Digital founder Kaleil Isaza Tuzman has stepped down as chairman of the technology company, just days after resigning as CEO to take on the chairman’s role full time.
ShopTo.net buys FetchTV
April 16, 2012 12.10 Europe/London By
Online entertainment service ShopTo.net has acquired the assets of Fetch TV, the online VOD streaming service backed by IP Vision.
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