Apple is to launch its online video sales business in Europe, some 15 months after the US debut of the store. Confirmation came from the seemingly unlikely source of the […]
Archives for January 2007
UPC Hungary revamps chello
UPC has announced a major upgrade of its cable Internet service in Hungary. As from this March the 200,000 subscribers to chello will be offered a total of four packages […]
BBC Trust approves iPlayer
The BBC Trust has given its provisional backing to the Corporation’s on demand television services. Included are the seven-day catch up service, on cable and IPTV, and the Internet-delivered iPlayer. […]
HBO Comedy goes East
HBO Comedy will make its debut in Central and Eastern Europe on February 1 when it launches on the Cyfra+ DTH platform in Poland. The service, which will be broadcast […]
Sky: Highest customer growth in 6 years
BSkyB has announced subscriber growth of 432,000 in the second quarter, the highest figure in six years. An additional 183,000 net new customers were added bringing total DTH subscriber numbers […]
Total loss of NSS-8 satellite
SES New Skies announced the failure of the launch of NSS-8, the sixth satellite in the fleet, onboard a Zenith-3SL launch vehicle, and the resulting total loss of the satellite. […]
TeliaSonera makes a Start with free IPTV
Sweden’s TeliaSonera is to offer its broadband customers a free package of eight television channels and the ability to view the Internet directly on their television sets. Kanalpaket Start is […]
Net Insight secures Finland DTT upgrade
Net Insight has received a further order from the Finnish DTT operator Digita. The Stockholm-based company had previously supplied its Nimbra platform for Digita’s transmitter network in the north of […]
TVP in the money
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has announced its highest ever earnings from advertising, with the PLN1.1 billion (€280.7 million) posted in 2006 being 6% up on the previous year’s total. […]
Ofcom publishes switchover code
Ofcom has set out plans to ensure minimal disruption to both analogue and digital TV services during the switchover process. The regulator has published its draft code of practice Digital […]