Com Hem is replacing two key channels in its basic analogue package. Out go Eurosport Nordic and Discovery Mix to be replaced by TV4 Sport and Viasat’s documentary channel TV8. […]
Archives for May 2007
TV Cabo in smart card swapout
Portugal’s TV Cabo is to invest an estimated €15 million into the upgrade of its Nagra conditional access system. The card swapout, expected to commence in June, will cover around […]
Serbian market registers strong growth
According to figures announced by the Serbian Telecommunications Agency (RATEL), the country’s telecom market was worth more than €6 billion in 2006. Its total revenues amounted to €1.3 billion, or […]
New channel line-up for UPC digital
UPC Nederland today changes the line-up of its digital bouquet adding a few international channels. Three channels are premiering in the country, The History Channel and NBC Universal’s 13th Street […]
Extra comedy for Showtime
Following the re-launch of its channels last month, the Dubai based pay TV operator Showtime is to add a second comedy channel to its line-up, Showcomedy Extra on June. Featuring […]
BBC World on YouTube – no UK access
Last week BBC World quietly launched a dedicated news and information ‘channel’ on YouTube, which is now available to millions of internet users across the world, but not in the […]
Poland gears up for mobile TV
According to Lars Svensson, the president of Ericsson Polska, mobile TV services could be introduced in Poland as soon as next year. Quoted in the local press, he is understood […]
Al Jazeera English launches on Multichoice
International news channel Al Jazeera English is to join the Multichoice DStv platform in Africa. The channel will go live tomorrow (May 31) at 10.00 Central African Time and take […]
Full-time HD on Swedish DTT
Regular high definition transmissions have begun on the Swedish digital terrestrial television network. Transmission company Teracom began broadcasts in the Mälaren Valley on Saturday and will eventually extend to over […]
Digital+ to launch HD DVR
UPDATE 10.41am Sogecable’s Spanish DTH platform Digital+ is to launch a digital video recorder. Known as iPlus, the quad-tuner set-top box features twin satellite and DTT tuners and a 160GB […]