Liberty Global Europe Holding B.V. and Vodafone International Holdings B.V. have completed the transaction to combine their Dutch operations to form a 50:50 joint venture, to be called VodafoneZiggo.
Archives for December 2016
New channels for Cyfrowy Polsat
Poland’s leading pay-TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat will add a number of channels to its line-up in January.
Romanian breakthrough for Discovery
Discovery Communications has reached an agreement with RCS&RDS that both extends the distribution of Eurosport and sees the return of Discovery Channel to Digi TV four years after its withdrawal.
TV’s ad reign nears its end
Revenue from online advertising will overtake TV on a global basis within the next five years, according to figures released by IHS Markit.
Legal pressure mounts on Telefónica
The Spanish consumer association FACUA has criticised the low level of fines imposed on Telefónica for misleading price increases for its converged Movistar Fusión service.
Major threat to top Ukrainian channel
1+1 has appealed directly to Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko, speaker of the parliament Andriy Parubiy and PM Volodymyr Groysman to save its future.
Nearly 50% of OTT subs take more than one service
31% of US broadband households have multiple OTT service subscriptions, which is nearly one-half of the 63% of homes subscribing to at least one OTT service.
Volia goes mobile
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia has launched a new application that gives access to TV content on tablets and smartphones.
Sky D secures EHF Champions League rights
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will continue to show the EHF Champions League games live and exclusive in Germany and Austria in the next three seasons.
Major TV appointments in Russia
Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor TV has appointed Yuri Rezvyakov its technical director.