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BROADBAND TV NEWS TODAY - May 21, 2012
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Intelsat files for IPO

On the day that Facebook made much noise, Intelsat has filed its own IPO on Friday, bidding to raise around $1.75 billion (€1.37bn) for its common stock.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/intelsat-files-for-ipo/

 

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Kabel Deutschland confirms Tele Columbus buy

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG has confirmed it will acquire Tele Columbus for €603 million plus accrued interest. The purchase price will provide for repayment in full of the financial debt of Tele Columbus.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/kabel-deutschland-confirms-tele-columbus-buy/

 

Dutch hackers circumvent TPB ban

Most Dutch ISPs are now obliged to block access to The Pirate Bay, but hackers have opened new routes to the website.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/dutch-hackers-circumvent-tpb-ban/

 

Dancetrippin expands to Africa

At the SatCom 2012 in Johannesburg, satellite operator SES and Dutch-based music channel DanceTrippin announced the start of DanceTrippin via the SES Astra 4A satellite at 5 degrees East for pan-African distribution.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/dancetrippin-expands-to-africa/

 

In Brief: Kabel BW, Sport1, Bundesliga

Kabel BW is adding two more HD channels to its line-up, Super RTL HD and Sky Atlantic HD, bringing the total of HD channels on the network to 43.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/in-brief-kabel-bw-sport1-bundesliga/

 

Eutelsat launches IP Easy for Africa

Eutelsat has announced the entry into service of its new IP Easy broadband platform built to extend high-speed internet access

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/eutelsat-launches-ip-easy-for-africa/

 

Smart TVs becoming the standard in Germany

Nearly half of all the new TV sets sold in Germany are connected sets, according to high tech association Bitkom. Already one in six homes owns a connected TV.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/smart-tvs-becoming-the-standard-in-germany/

 

SES-5 satellite arrives at Baikonur

The SES-5 satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it will now be processed for launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS). The launch is scheduled for June 19, 2012.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/ses-5-satellite-arrives-at-baikonur/

 

Quad play war starts in France

The arrival of Free as a mobile operator has sparked a price war for quad play products.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/quad-play-war-starts-in-france/

 

TVP set for HD launch

The Polish public broadcaster TVP will start HD transmissions on its two flagship channels TVP1 and TVP2 on June 1.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/20/tvp-set-for-hd-launch/

 

LTE fears in Czech Republic

The Czech Republic’s three leading broadcasters CT, TV Nova and Prima TV have expressed concerns about upcoming auction for LTE licences.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/18/lte-fears-in-czech-republic/

 

Canal+ Spain improves

Canal+ Spain, the Prisa-led pay-TV operator, improved across all of its key performance indicators in the first quarter.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/18/canal-spain-improves/

 

Romanian broadband market grows

Romania ended 2011 with 3.26 million fixed broadband internet access connections, or 4% more than in mid-2011 and 9% more than a year earlier, according to data released by the regulator ANCOM.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/18/romanian-broadband-market-grows/

 

Polish cableco extends digital reach

The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has extended its digital TV services to the towns Chojnów, Wolów and Nowa Ruda.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/18/polish-cableco-extends-digital-reach/

 

Study shines light on social TV behavior

WATCH VIDEO. A study on social TV usage by Viacom Media Networks reveals three C's to the Social TV Experience: Communication, Content and Comments.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/18/study-shines-light-on-social-tv-behavior/

 

 

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EDITOR'S CHOICE
Study shines light on social TV behavior

WATCH VIDEO. A study on social TV usage by Viacom Media Networks reveals three C's to the Social TV Experience: Communication, Content and Comments.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/18/study-shines-light-on-social-tv-behavior/

 

Asia Pacific to add 440 million digital TV homes

According to a new report from Digital TV Research, Asia Pacific is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 36% in 2011 to 83% in 2017 – or up by 440 million homes.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/17/asia-pacific-to-add-440-million-digital-tv-homes/

 

France tops TV connection rates, UK lowest

A study of more than 4,000 consumers in the United States, UK, France and Germany, and their attitudes to connected TVs, smartphones, tablets and eBooks/eReaders has found UK viewers least likely to connect their sets to the internet.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/17/france-tops-tv-connection-rates-uk-lowest/

 

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Clover’s Week: Red Button enters new phase

The BBC is edging towards more IP streams, but it is far from the final press of the Red Button, writes Julian Clover.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/17/clovers-week-red-button-enters-new-phase/

 

Chris Dziadul Reports: The Polish connection

When it comes to the adoption of such new technologies as HD, 3D and now connected TV, Central and Eastern Europe, and in particular large and dynamic markets like Poland, have never been far behind those in the west.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/17/chris-dziadul-reports-the-polish-connection/

 

Briel On: Live streaming goes over-the-top

There is a thin line between fully managed IPTV services and managed OTT services – and the gap is closing. Soon we will see lots more OTT live streaming.

[Read More] http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/17/live-streaming-goes-over-the-top/

 

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