The German international public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has undergone a complete make-over with new TV programming, a new website and a new corporate design.
Al Jazeera set for Romania
10.35 Europe/London, January 25, 2012 By
The English language version of Al Jazeera is to become available in Romania.
KPN signs exclusive Spotify premium deal
09.19 Europe/London, October 24, 2011 By
KPN has signed an agreement with Spotify to become the exclusive representative of the service in the Netherlands.
Kabel BW claims largest HD offer
10.48 Europe/London, October 18, 2011 By
German cable operator Kabel BW says it has now the largest number of HD channels available on any cable network in the country following the addition of Nat Geo Wild HD.
Funny sells – but not always
16.50 Europe/London, September 22, 2011 By
CTAM EuroSummit ’11. Funny commercials proved to be the way out for Comcast. Being the ‘big guy’ as the largest cable operator it could not run ads comparing its services with those of the newcomers, as it would be perceived as unfair to the ‘little guys’.
BT Vision introduces virtual presenter
10.23 Europe/London, September 20, 2011 By
BT Vision has launched a new interactive online guide to showcase all the features and benefits of the hybrid DTT/IPTV service.
Telefunken and Grundig brands to disappear
09.53 Europe/London, August 29, 2011 By
Just as the German consumer electronics fair IFA 2011 is set to open in Berlin, SM Electronic has announced it is abandoning the Telefunken and Grundig brands for its set-top boxes.
Nova TV to bundle satellite broadband
07.32 Europe/London, August 25, 2011 By
Greek private broadband and pay-TV service provider Forthnet Group will market the satellite Ka-Sat Tooway broadband service to users across Greece and Cyprus bundled with its Nova TV subscriptions.
UPC launches ‘cable is better’ campaign
11.49 Europe/London, August 22, 2011 By
UPC Nederland has launched a new advertising campaign claiming ‘cable is better than ADSL’ when it comes to broadband speed. A series of TV spots featuring two families who do a house swap – one of the houses is equipped with ADSL, the other with cable.
Numericable bundles broadband for connected TVs
07.29 Europe/London, August 18, 2011 By
French cable operator Numericable has started to offer 5 Mbps broadband access with its top tier TV bouquets in order to make it easier for its customers to access connected TV services.
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Connected TV Forecasts NEW REPORT. The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in this report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010. The report states that this translates to 20% of global TV sets by 2016, up from only 6% at end-2010. Published in November 2011, this 83-page PDF report is the most geographically comprehensive to ever be published.