Hungary had 1,820,000 broadband connections as of the end of this April, or 8,000 more than a month earlier, according to data published by the country’s National Communications Authority (NHH).
Sony deal leaves YouSee one signature short of seven majors
YouSee has concluded a new agreement with Sony Pictures, bringing the Danish cableco a new package of movies for its YouSee Cinema on demand service.
Sky Deutschland in Tele Columbus Simulcrypt pact
Tele Columbus will offer its subscribers a single digital receiver following a new agreement with Sky Deutschland, continuing the approach by the paycaster towards the cable sector that begun with […]
PrimaCom faces insolvency
The German cable operator PrimaCom faces insolvency as its creditors have asked for €29.2 million to be repaid. It says a deadline of 4pm on Thursday, June 3 has been […]
No third party billing for Dutch cablers
Dutch cable operators UPC and Ziggo do not have arrange the carriage contracts and payments with broadcasters for third party resellers of the analogue cable product, a The Hague judge […]
UPC Polska prepares for 3D
UPC will undertake a 3D demonstration for the first time in Poland today (June 1) and tomorrow.
Ziggo and Sony bring first live 3D broadcast
The Dutch cable operator Ziggo and Sony will broadcast the first live programme in 3D to the living room this coming Sunday, June 6. Famous Amsterdam venue Paradiso, will play […]
Welho to merge with DNA
Sanoma Entertainment has agreed to sell the Finnish cableco Welho to the DNA telecommunications group. As part of the transaction, DNA will launch a share issue that will enable Sanoma […]
Concerns raised over Polish cable signals
Polish cable operators face a possible future threat of disruption to their signals from still-to-be-introduced broadband Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.
UPC switches to QAM256 modulation
UPC Nederland has started using QAM256 as the modulation technique for its digital television service. At the moment, two transport streams are using QAM256 instead of the hitherto customary QAM64, […]