The continued development of its interactive TV service helped the Latvian incumbent Lattelecom to an improved financial performance in 2014.
Archives for June 2015
70m Netflix subs by year’s end
Netflix is on track to reach 69.9 million subscribers by the end of this year, up 28% on the end-2014 total.
ProSiebenSat.1 to take over sports channel Sportdeutschland.TV
7NXT, a subsidiary of German commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 for digital activities, wants to acquire the majority stake in DOSB New Media, according to German industry magazine new business.
Orange tender offer for Spanish Jazztel successful
The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) announced that shareholders representing 94.75% of Jazztel’s total share capital have accepted Orange’s offer of €13 per share.
New mobile TV service for Slovakia
The Slovak cable operator Satro will launch a mobile TV service within the next few days.
ISPs agree to support business broadband
Three of the UK’s largest ISPs have agreed to improve broadband services for smaller businesses.
Telekom Srbija to be sold
The Serbian government has launched an initiative to privatise the incumbent telco Telekom Srbija.
EBU backing for net neutrality rules
Europe’s public service broadcasters have called on EU governments to ‘make history’ by setting out the rules for the future of the open internet.
Virgin confirms BT Sport Europe carriage
Virgin Media says BT Sport Europe will join its existing line-up of sports channels, but the cablenet is holding back on how the channel will be packaged.
MTV rebrands – I Am My MTV
MTV has unveiled its network rebrand, changing its tagline from I Want My MTV to I Am My MTV, signaling more social media involvement from the viewers.