The Polish public broadcaster TVP will start HD transmissions on its two flagship channels TVP1 and TVP2 on June 1.
LTE fears in Czech Republic
May 18, 2012 10.55 Europe/London By
The Czech Republic’s three leading broadcasters CT, TV Nova and Prima TV have expressed concerns about upcoming auction for LTE licences.
Canal+ Spain improves
May 18, 2012 10.53 Europe/London By
Canal+ Spain, the Prisa-led pay-TV operator, improved across all of its key performance indicators in the first quarter.
Romanian broadband market grows
May 18, 2012 10.46 Europe/London By
Romania ended 2011 with 3.26 million fixed broadband internet access connections, or 4% more than in mid-2011 and 9% more than a year earlier, according to data released by the regulator ANCOM.
TalkTalk: YouView remains on track
May 18, 2012 09.44 Europe/London By
UK telco TalkTalk is maintaining that its triple play proposition that will feature YouView is on track for a launch in the autumn.
Motorola talks to Broadband TV News
May 18, 2012 08.07 Europe/London By
Steve McCaffery, vice president and general manager, Home business EMEA, Motorola Mobility, tells Julian Clover how the traditional set-top is moving both to a simple device and its emergence as a gateway that can deliver content across the home to individual tablets.
Polish cableco extends digital reach
May 18, 2012 08.04 Europe/London By
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has extended its digital TV services to the towns Chojnów, Wolów and Nowa Ruda.
Study shines light on social TV behavior
May 18, 2012 07.26 Europe/London By
WATCH VIDEO. A study on social TV usage by Viacom Media Networks reveals three C’s to the Social TV Experience: Communication, Content and Comments.
Germans watch more online video
May 18, 2012 07.07 Europe/London By
46.9 million German internet users viewed a video online in March 2012, according to comScore. The number of people viewing videos online has grown by 2.3% over the past year and time spent per viewer has increased by 33.7%.
In Brief: Ligue 1, Discovery, Brabant10
May 18, 2012 06.51 Europe/London By
French online video portal Dailymotion has signed an agreement with the Ligue de Football Professionnel to show time-delayed Ligue 1 games from the start of the new season on August 10.
"In an industry that experiences rapid change and often a confusing subsequent
constant supply of news, it is often refreshing to read an insightful perspective. Broadband
TV News and its editorial team regularly provide a context and
helpful analysis to breaking news.”
Broadband TV News is the must-read publication for those working in the Business of the Multiscreen Television. We deliver news, insight and data direct to your desktop. As well as our constantly updated website you can sign-up to our Daily and Weekly email bulletins. 
Digital TV Eastern Europe NEW REPORT by Simon Murray of Digital TV Research. 2012 is a watershed year for Eastern Europe as the number of digital homes for 15 forecast countries will exceed the analogue total for the first time. This electronically-delivered,150-page report comes in three parts, a PDF file and two Excel workbooks. Countries covered include Russia and Ukraine.