Simply Sports Media has announced the launch of BreakSweat TV, an online TV channel dedicated to extreme and endurance sports. The channel will be available for free and will cover […]
Archives for July 2008
Canal Digitaal gets Dutch football
The Dutch DTH platform Canal Digitaal Satelliet has signed an agreement with the new Eredivisie Live channel to be available on satellite. The new channel will broadcast all Dutch premier […]
German cablers offer ‘free’ Bundesliga football
The German cable companies Unitymedia and KabelBW are both offering ‘free’ Bundesliga football. Unitymedia customers receive one season of live Bundesliga matches when they buy the combined premium bouquets Digital […]
New offer benefits Mediaset Premium
Italian DTT pay package Mediaset Premium continues to deliver strong numbers for the Italian broadcaster. In the first half of 2008 sales of pre-paid cards and top-ups (so-called recharges) generated […]
Independence for Scotland
Julian Clover hears how STV is giving Scottish viewers their own identity through a dedicated video portal and a new library channel.
Big time Bulgaria
Bulgaria appears to have made the transition from a peripheral to highly promising broadcast market in the space of a few short days.
France Telecom reports strong IPTV growth
With the publication of its figures for the first six months of 2008, France Telecom has reported strong growth of its IPTV customer base. The company had a total of […]
Video business drives Eutelsat results
Eutelsat has reported sustained revenue growth, driven by strong dynamic of video applications and value-added services. The operator said it saw a 20% increase of TV channels broadcast by Eutelsat’s […]
SWell results for Welho
Subscriptions to pay-TV channels on the Finnish Welho cablenet increased significantly in the second quarter. Figures published for parent company SWelcom, part of the media giant SanomaWSOY, saw a year […]
80% taking BT Vision subscriptions
BT Vision has given the first indication of the number of people taking out additional packages when subscribing to the IPTV service.