CABLE CONGRESS 2011 – LUCERNE. UPC Polska will have the ability to offer 3D VOD in the next couple of months, according to Simon Boyd, the company’s chairman of the […]
Liberty assesses possible cable deals
CABLE CONGRESS 2011 – LUCERNE. The Dutch cableco Ziggo would be a “great synergistic fit” for Liberty Global should it come on the market, according to Shane O’Neill, chief strategy […]
CEE winning cable catch-up game
CABLE CONGRESS 2011 – LUCERNE. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is currently where Western Europe was in terms of cable ARPU levels in 1996. However, it is only trailing by […]
Major Ukrainian cable change on horizon
Ukrainian cable operators may soon be required to distribute all channels that are available in the areas they service.
Romanian bodies issue DTT plea
The Association for Digital Communication (ADC), together with a number of important companies and personalities in the Romanian telecom and TV sectors, have issued an open letter urging the authorities […]
German cable takes the lead
CABLE CONGRESS 2011 – LUCERNE. Germany’s broadband strategy of ensuring that 75% of households have access to 50 Mbps services by 2014 cannot be delivered without cable, according to Adrian […]
2011: European cable’s ‘year of harvesting investments’
CABLE CONGRESS 2011 – LUCERNE. Europe’s cable industry is back on track, its revenues of €18.8 billion in 2010 being 6% higher than the previous year. As a result, Manuel […]
IPTV booms in Croatia
The Croatian incumbent telco T-HT has strengthened its position as the leading provider of IPTV services in the Central and East European region.
Romania eyes must-carry change
Romania may shortly see a major change to the must-carry rules applied to its cable operators.
Cyfrowy Polsat sets the HD pace
Cyfrowy Polsat has announced that it is now the leading digital HD platform in Poland, with over one million of its nearly 3.5 million subscribers using HD receivers.