European HD channels to triple by 2013
March 11, 2010 by Julian Clover
DVB World 2010 – Lisbon: The number of HD channels is expected to increase threefold by 2013, according to satellite operator SES. Read the story »
June launch for Cablecom CI Plus
March 10, 2010 by Julian Clover
Cablecom is to officially introduce CI Plus to its subscribers, starting in June. The Zurich-based Cablenet is the first UPC company to adopt the technology that will be marketed as the DigiCard. Read the story »
Kabel Deutschland IPO on March 22
March 9, 2010 by Robert Briel
Germany’s biggest cabler Kabel Deutschland KDG plans to raise about €700 million in an initial public offering scheduled on March 22, according to a prospectus that has just been published. Read the story »
Uneasy alliance between Canvas and manufacturers
March 6, 2010 by Julian Clover
DTG Summit – London: Project Canvas has named Cisco, Humax and Technicolor as manufacturer supporters of the broadcast-broadband project. Read the story »
Sky plans Germany’s first live 3D telecast
March 5, 2010 by Julian Clover
Sky Deutschland is following in the footsteps of its UK counterpart with a live 3D transmission of the Bundesliga. Read the story »
Cable set for acquisitions activity
March 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. The cable industries in Germany, Benelux and CEE are likely to see a lot of activity in the acquisitions sector in the next 12 months, according to Shane O’Neill, chief strategy officer, Liberty Global and president, Chellomedia. Read the story »
Digital TV revenues outstrip analogue
March 3, 2010 by Robert Briel
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. The annual Cable Congress opened today on a highly positive note with an overall revenue growth of 3%, €17.9 billion up from €17.4 billion in 2008. Read the story »
T-Entertain aims for 3 million IPTV customers
March 2, 2010 by Robert Briel
During a press conference at the CeBIT in Hanover, Deutsche Telekom said it is targeting between 2.5 million to 3 million customers for its IPTV offer ‘T-Entertain’ by the end of 2011. Read the story »
Pace becomes world’s second largest STB supplier
March 1, 2010 by Julian Clover
Pace has moved into second place in the league table of leading set-top box suppliers. Independent research by Screen Digest has seen the Saltaire-based company overtake Technicolor, the former Thomson set-top division, to sit behind world leader Motorola. Read the story »
Digital conversion grows Canal+ subscribers
March 1, 2010 by Julian Clover
Increased subscriber revenues and new digital services including Foot+ on XBox, Canal+ on iPhone, and Le Cube hybrid receiver helped Canal+ Group grow both revenues and subscribers during 2008. Read the story »
