Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo, with 3.2 million connected households, has announced it will issue multiple smart cards to its subscribers from March onwards. Up to five cards may be supplied at no additional cost to the consumer.
KabelBW in Christmas marketing effort
December 16, 2008 08.48 Europe/London By
The German cable operator KabelBW has launched its Christmas marketing campaign by beefing up its broadband access product CleverKabel from 16 Mbps to 20 Mbps. People signing up to the service will receive a free digital cable tuner.
Dutch cable fights back
November 30, 2008 13.08 Europe/London By
The fast growth of KPN’s terrestrial platform Digitenne has started to hurt the subscriber figures of Dutch cable operators.
Coditel becomes Numericable in Brussels
September 11, 2008 07.06 Europe/London By
Brussels cable operator Coditel has changed its name to Numericable. At the same time, the cablers serving the Belgian capital has launched an aggressively priced triple play offer aimed at beating Belgacom.
PrimaCom to adopt TeleColumbus branding
September 8, 2008 12.37 Europe/London By
The German cable operator PrimaCom today announced it will adopt the same branding as TeleColumbus. Both cable operators are owned by Orion Cable.
Film1 adds new action channel
August 28, 2008 08.19 Europe/London By
Chellomedia is introducing a new Film1 premium channel on the Dutch market called Film1 Action. At the same time, the monthly subscription fee on UPC networks will be increased by €2 to €14.95. This week, the new Film1 VOD service will also be operational.
UPC Austria gets FIT for triple play
August 27, 2008 09.13 Europe/London By
UPC Austria has unveiled its new FIT campaign to push its triple play product. Customers can choose between three bundles of Fernsehen (TV), internet and telephony; FIT, Super FIT and Top FIT.
Alice to offer free IPTV in Germany
August 25, 2008 08.26 Europe/London By
The German IPTV operator Hansenet is to offer the basic tier of TV channels for free to its customers as part of the broadband and telephony offer under the Alice brand. In order to boost IPTV take-up, people that subscribe to the €29.95 tier will receive up to 70 TV channels at no additional cost. [...]
New entry point for Imagenio
August 18, 2008 10.42 Europe/London By
Telefonica’s IPTV platform Imagenio is launching an aggressive new pricing strategy.
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