Danish telco TDC has achieved its best ever quarter for pay-TV, its cable and IPTV platforms adding 37,000 subscribers between them.
Ziggo launches own music channel
May 8, 2012 09.20 Europe/London By
WATCH VIDEO. Dutch cable operator Ziggo is launching its own music channel in cooperation with Dutch based broadcaster Xite. Making its debut on May 15, Ziggo Xite will broadcast 24/7 as part of the operator’s basic digital tier.
Volia teams up with Samsung
May 7, 2012 09.22 Europe/London By
The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has embarked on a promotional campaign with Samsung Electronics.
German cablers and Sky close HD pact
May 4, 2012 08.22 Europe/London By
Liberty Global’s German cablenets Unitymedia and Kabel BW have closed a new distribution agreement with Sky Deutschland that brings up to 18 HD channels to its customers in North-Rhine Westphalia, Hessen and Baden-Württemberg.
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.
Izzi outlines strategy
May 2, 2012 10.53 Europe/London By
Latvia’s second largest cable operator Izzi has announced that its focus for this year is on improving customer service.
Telenet extends MVNO agreement
May 2, 2012 10.20 Europe/London By
Mobistar and the leading Belgian cable operator Telenet have extended their full MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement by a further five years.
Baltcom assesses progress
April 30, 2012 08.17 Europe/London By
The leading Latvian cable operator Baltcom had 14% more broadband internet subscribers this March than in the same period last year.
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.
Cablecom to boost HD offer
April 26, 2012 09.56 Europe/London By
Switzerland’s leading cable operator upc cablecom will add 26 new digital TV channels, six of them in HD, and 22 previous channels in HD throughout the country on June 5.
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Digital TV Eastern Europe NEW REPORT by Simon Murray of Digital TV Research. 2012 is a watershed year for Eastern Europe as the number of digital homes for 15 forecast countries will exceed the analogue total for the first time. This electronically-delivered,150-page report comes in three parts, a PDF file and two Excel workbooks. Countries covered include Russia and Ukraine.