Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG ended Q2 with 9.1 million connected homes, of which 842,000 took a digital pay-TV service.
History HD makes its Finnish cable debut
AETN UK says it has signed an agreement to distribute History HD on the Welho platform in Finland from next Tuesday (September 1).
Commercial rollout for Com Hem VOD
Com Hem is expanding the footprint of its on demand service, enabling the 175,000 subscribers in Skåne, southern Sweden, following a 14,000 commercial trial Stångåstaden, Linköping.
Four potential buyers for Orion Cable
At least four parties are interested in buying the assets of Germany’s Orion Cable, according to local media sources. They include the telco Versatel, as well as Kabel Deutschland and […]
UPC changes Slovak HD offer
UPC will add History HD to its basic digital cable offer in Slovakia on September 1.
Cogas rolls out triple play
Dutch cable operator Cogas will today commence the rollout its triple play in the city of Almelo.
OPTA meeting discusses third party cable access
Today, the Dutch telecoms regulator OPTA is holding a meeting with all parties concerning third party access to the analogue cable networks of UPC and Ziggo. Besides the two cable […]
Multimedia looks to mobile
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska plans to become a quad player by the end of this year, adding mobile telephony to its offer.
Gene Schneider dies at 82
US cable pioneer Gene Schneider has passed away at age 82 in Denver, Colorado. In Europe, Schneider is best known as the founder of United Pan-Europe Communications International.
RTL Nederland launches first digital channel
RTL Nederland will launch RTL Lounge, its first digital channel, on the Ziggo and UPC cable networks on October 2. Aimed at young women, the channel will broadcast 24 hours […]