Teracom has sold its Finnish DTT platform PlusTV to local operator DNA.
Telenet to discuss targeted commerials
April 29, 2013 09.56 Europe/London By
Belgian cable operator Telenet wants to discuss targeted advertising with the country’s commercial broadcasters.
Ziggo launches nationwide ‘free’ Wi-Fi network
April 26, 2013 08.59 Europe/London By
Dutch operator Ziggo is launching a nationwide Wi-Fi network, which will offer its broadband customers free WiFi with almost one million hot spots.
BT says smart TV no threat to IPTV
April 25, 2013 11.35 Europe/London By
BT does not see smart TVs as being a competitor to set-top boxes at the moment.
18m DVB-T2 STBs expected in 2015
April 25, 2013 07.41 Europe/London By
A total of 18 million DVB-T2 set-top boxes are expected in 2015 to help satisfy the next digital transition milestone, according to ABI Research.
Virgin improves, but pressure on TV subs
April 24, 2013 08.14 Europe/London By
Virgin Media is preparing for its acquisition by Liberty Global with a sixth consecutive quarterly fall in churn and a rise in TiVo penetration to 40% of the installed based.
Czech Republic ripe for pay-DTT
April 24, 2013 06.12 Europe/London By
CAEC 2013 – Prague. Pay-DTT services are likely to prove a success in the Czech Republic in the view of Ceske Radiokomunikace, the national transmission company.
International growth as Netflix builds House of Cards
April 23, 2013 09.09 Europe/London By
Netflix now takes 14% of its revenues from its international businesses. Publishing its Q2 results the streaming service said that its international membership grew by 1 million on the quarter to reach 7.1 million.
Ziggo’s digital TV growth slows down
April 22, 2013 08.23 Europe/London By
Dutch operator Ziggo added just 4,000 new digital TV subscribers during the first quarter of the year, marking a slowdown in its growth.
Ultra HD-HEVC first for SES
April 19, 2013 08.57 Europe/London By
SES has pioneered the first Ultra HD transmission in the new HEVC standard from an Astra satellite at 19.2 degrees East.
