25% growth in Orange TV

The subscriber tally on Orange’s digital TV services in France and Poland continues to climb, with a 24.8% increase in subscribers during 2011.

More IPTV for Poland

Poland will see the launch of a new IPTV service, operated by a company named Zjednoczone Przedsiebiorstwo Rozrywkowe (ZPR), later this year.

Surprise upturn for Czech IPTV service

The Czech incumbent telco Telefónica O2 ended 2011 with 136,000 subscribers to its IPTV service O2TV.

Bouygues gets the total NDS package

NDS has announced it has been selected by the French operator Bouyges Telecom to support the deployment of its next generation IPTV set-top.

Swisscom TV displays unclear picture

Swisscom is finding success for its IPTV product in its domestic market, but its investment in the Italian broadband provider Fastweb is less sound.

Polish telco grows DTH base

The Polish incumbent telco TP ended 2011 with 636,000 subscribers to its TV services, or 17% more than a year earlier.

TalkTalk: YouView launch on track

TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding says the ISP has begun end-to-end consumer acceptance testing of its YouView product as the precursor to a full consumer trial.

TeliaSonera passes TV milestone

Over half a million subscribers in Sweden now take TeliaSonera’s TV offer, according to new data from the telco.

Al Jazeera set for Romania

The English language version of Al Jazeera is to become available in Romania.

IPTV licensing headache for Ukraine

Concerns are growing over the upcoming licensing of IPTV services in Ukraine.