New TiVo subs of 242,000 helped Virgin Media achieve £1 billion (€1.22 billion) in revenue during the first quarter of the year.
Germany’s PrimaCom up for sale
April 25, 2012 08.38 Europe/London By
PrimaCom is being put up for sale, according to people familiar with the situation, reports Bloomberg.
Ziggo drops below 3 million TV homes
April 23, 2012 09.01 Europe/London By
Dutch cable operator Ziggo’s total number of TV customers dropped to 2,981,000 on March 31, down 2.4% compared to the previous year. However, the number of consumers RGUs was up 3.4% to 6,919,000, compared with 6,694,000.
Polish cable deal wins approval
April 23, 2012 07.38 Europe/London By
The Polish competition authority UOKiK has given the go-ahead for the cable operator Multimedia Polska to take over Stream Communications.
Toya deploys fibre network
April 19, 2012 20.43 Europe/London By
The Polish cable operator Toya has deployed a FTTH network that employs GPON technology supplied by Vector and allows for download speeds of up to 1 Gbps for individual subscribers.
Deutsche Telekom eyeing Tele Columbus
April 16, 2012 09.39 Europe/London By
Deutsche Telekom is considering the takeover of German regional cable network operator Tele Columbus in a bid to strengthen its domestic market position against cable rivals Kabel Deutschland and Liberty Global, reports Reuters.
TNT launches with a bang in Belgium
April 13, 2012 09.42 Europe/London By
WATCH VIDEO. Telenet and Turner Broadcasting have joined in a remarkable promotion for the launch of TNT on the Belgian cable network.
New digital milestone for Vectra
April 12, 2012 11.00 Europe/London By
The Polish cable operator Vectra ended the first quarter with 405,000 subscribers to its digital TV services.
UPC completes switch over to QAM256
April 11, 2012 11.14 Europe/London By
Dutch cable operator UPC is now distributing all digital channels using QAM256, according to Digitalekabeltelevisie.nl.
KDG sues Telekom over duct sharing
April 6, 2012 08.58 Europe/London By
Kabel Deutschland is taking legal action against Deutsche Telekom in a bid to obtain a retrospective price reduction for the co-use of cable ducts.
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