Romania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) has published a list of must-carry channels for cable operators in 2014.
Magyar Telekom ups the ante
The Hungarian incumbent Magyar Telekom now has over 400,000 subscribers for its IPTV and Interactive Sat TV (satellite) services.
Topfun trials 4K
Topfun Media, which operates the biggest online VOD service in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has begun testing films in 4K.
Kudelski and Cisco ink patent deal
Kudelski Group has signed a multi-year patent cross-license agreement with Cisco Systems, Inc. under which the companies will license their respective patent portfolios to each other with certain restrictions.
New exec joins RRsat
RRsat Europe has appointed Luca Marinoni as its new head of Sports and Live Events services.
Samsung adds The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel has become the latest service to join Samsung’s Smart TV store, Samsung Apps.
More HD for Cyfrowy Polsat
Cyfrowy Polsat has added a further proprietary HD channel to its portfolio, bringing the total to five.
FOX unveils new Turkish structure
FOX International Channels (FIC) has unveiled a new organisational structure of its executive team in Turkey, now integrated in the South Europe and Africa region.
Tricolor drops controversial channel
Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV has decided to drop the controversial channel Dohzd (‘Rain’) from its offer on February 10.
Toya combines services
The Polish cable operator Toya has introduced a new offer combining internet and telephony, which were previously available only as separate packages.