SES has signed a multi-year agreement with Telekom Srbija for capacity on Astra 3B at 23.5 degrees East.
Poland doubles DTT coverage
May 20, 2013 08.30 Europe/London By
Poland has undergone the latest stage of its transition to digital broadcasting, in the process almost doubling the number of people able to receive DTT services to 25 million.
nc+ to appeal fine
May 17, 2013 10.46 Europe/London By
The new Polish DTH platform nc+ is to appeal the PLN11 million (€2.62 million) fine imposed on it by the competition authority UOKiK.
German ASO impacts on SES
May 17, 2013 08.34 Europe/London By
Although SES saw a 6.2% year-on-year decrease in revenues at constant FX in Europe in the first quarter, Astra still remains in an extremely strong position on the continent.
HBO Go widens Bulgarian reach
May 16, 2013 22.34 Europe/London By
HBO Go is now available to subscribers of blizoo, the largest cable operator in Bulgaria, who have a HBO subscription and a broadband internet service.
Eutelsat strengthens Russian coverage
May 15, 2013 14.35 Europe/London By
Eutelsat and the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) have selected Astrium to build the Express-AMU1/Eutelsat 36 C satellite.
Mixed picture for Cyfrowy Polsat
May 15, 2013 11.38 Europe/London By
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat ended the first quarter with 3,555,806 pay-TV subscribers, an increase of only 0.1% on the total a year earlier.
Czech DTH operators fined
May 15, 2013 09.17 Europe/London By
The Czech Telecom Office (CTU) has imposed fines of CZK20 million (€772,000) each on the M7 Group and UPC DTH, operators of the DTH platforms Skylink/CS Link and freeSAT respectively.
Eutelsat 3D successfully launched by ILS Proton
May 15, 2013 07.51 Europe/London By
The Eutelsat 3D satellite has been successfully launched by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS and is now on its way to its operating location at 3 degrees East.
HD+ increases customer base to 1.1 million
May 13, 2013 11.35 Europe/London By
Germany’s HD+ platform has successfully started the new financial year with 1,103,701 paying households, representing a doubling of subscriber numbers over the last year.
