OpenTV has settled its long running patent dispute against Liberate Technologies. In its claim originally filed in February 2002, OpenTV claimed that Liberate had infringed two patents held by OpenTV that related to interactive TV services. Under the settlement, Liberate has acknowledged OpenTV’s patent’s to be valid and admitted infringement. The United States District Court [...]
New growth at Sky Italia
November 12, 2007 08.37 Europe/London By
Sky Italia added a further 40,000 subscribers on the first quarter alongside an operating income of $48 million. This represents an improvement of $61 million on the $13 million loss made one year ago. There are perhaps signs of a slight slowdown in subscriber numbers after increases of 410,000 net new households in the past [...]
SBS to launch Danish HD channel
November 9, 2007 13.19 Europe/London By
Kanal 5 is to become the first Danish channel to launch an HD version of its broadcasts. The SBS-owned channel will be distributed on the cross platform Canal Digital and YouSee (the former TDC Kabel TV). The HD output will lean heavily on imported US series, however SBS is also investing in original local production [...]
Multimedia plans share buyback
November 9, 2007 13.17 Europe/London By
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska is preparing a share buy-back of PLN120 million (€32.0 million), according to local reports. It also intends to enter the lucrative Warsaw market. Multimedia Polska is one of Poland’s leading cable companies and had 626,000 subscribers as of the end of Q3 this year. Of these, 9,000 received its digital [...]
Steady growth for Croatian IPTV
November 9, 2007 13.16 Europe/London By
The incumbent Croatian telco Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) ended Q3 with 299,433 ADSL subscribers, or 71% more than at the end of September 2006. The customer total for its IPTV service MAXtv, which offers up to 80 TV channels and is ready to offer HDTV services, meanwhile stood at over 23,000. T-HT’s consolidated revenues in the [...]
Digital boost for Russia
November 9, 2007 13.15 Europe/London By
Russia has taken a major step on the road to digitalisation. According to a local report, its first deputy PM Dimitry Medvedev has approved a plan from the transition to digital broadcasting between 2008-2015 following almost two years of debates between various ministries and the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS). Costing between $6 [...]
Golden Telecom revenues surge
November 9, 2007 13.14 Europe/London By
The Russian alternative telco Golden Telecom has posted consolidated revenues of $350.4 million (€239.1 million) for Q3, or 53% more than in the same period in 2006, At the same time, its EBITDA rose by 35% year-on-year to $85.1 million. The company has also said it currently has a total of 394,900 broadband subscribers, of [...]
UPC buoyed by Swiss and Dutch figures
November 9, 2007 13.00 Europe/London By
Liberty Global’s UPC Broadband digital cable operations enjoyed strong growth in two West European markets in the third quarter, adding 13,700 subscribers in The Netherlands and an even more impressive 34,000 in Switzerland. Elsewhere, it saw more modest gains in Ireland (4,200) and Austria (1,000). Growth in Internet and telephony services was meanwhile most noticeable [...]
Doing the sums
November 9, 2007 12.49 Europe/London By
Telecom Italia hits its targets
November 9, 2007 12.47 Europe/London By
The Telecom Italia Group has posted revenues of €23,207 million for the first nine months of this year, or 0.4% more than for the same period last year. However, its revenues in Q3 were 0.4% lower at €7,737 million. Its broadband subscriber total in the Italian market amounted to 7.4 million as of the end [...]
