French centric news channel France 24 is to join the UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat.
Archives for August 2008
Strong interest in Polish DTT mux
Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has received no fewer than 14 applications for carriage on what will be the country’s first DTT multiplex.
Online study
More streamed content suggests broadcasters see this new delivery mechanism as an important means to reach viewers, writes Julian Clover.
Freebox triples VOD consumption
Subscribers to the Freebox TV over ADSL service made 2,883,000 VOD and S-VOD transactions in the first six months of 2008.
Teleste sees Telenet optical order
Teleste has secured a new order with the Belgian cable operator Telenet for the delivery of optical transmission equipment. The order, worth several million Euros, continues the Finnish manufacturers role […]
Tough first half for PrimaCom
PrimaCom added 4,244 new digital subscribers in the 12 months to June 2008 as the German regional cablenet increased its digital TV revenues by €0.2 million to €0.5 million. As […]
Canal+ CEO Méheut hits out against Orange
Canal+ president general and CEO Bertrand Méheut has hit out against Orange, saying “there is no reason why a consumer should be obliged to take a triple play offer (TV, broadband, […]
Tecteo close to acquiring BeTV
Belgian cable operator Tecteo (the former Liege-based ALE-Teledis) is close to acquiring full control of the pay-TV operations owned by BeTV, the former Canal+ Belgique, according to a filing with the […]
Film1 adds new action channel
Chellomedia is introducing a new Film1 premium channel on the Dutch market called Film1 Action. At the same time, the monthly subscription fee on UPC networks will be increased by […]
CanalSat adds Nat Geo Wild and Ushuaïa HD
The French CanalSat platform is to add Nat Geo Wild and Ushuaïa HD to its channel line-up. The second National Geographic channel will launch on September 9, to be followed two weeks […]