Liberty Global has reached an agreement to buy 100% of Aster, the Polish cable operator currently owned by Mid Europa Partners (MEP), for a fee of PLN870 million, equivalent to […]
Disney inks Russian 3D deal
Disney and the Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus have announced a 3D cooperation agreement.
New satellite channels for Romania
RCS/RDS has applied to Romania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) for a licence to operate a new satellite-delivered channel.
Telekom Austria secures Bulgarian deal
The Bulgarian Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) has authorised Telekom Austria’s takeover of the cable operators Spectrum Net and Megalan Network, thereby making its subsidiary M-Tel into one of […]
Second Total TV sale in the offing
The Total TV satellite platform in Bulgaria could shortly see a change in ownership.
Paramount renews Arqiva deal
Paramount UK Partnership has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the provision of uplink and satellite capacity for three Comedy Central channels on the UK’s Sky.
Volia goes down HD route
The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has begun selling subscriptions what will be its first HD package.
Total surprise
The unexpected sale of the DTH platform Total TV’s operations in Croatia is significant on at least three levels.
Global iPlayer to launch on iPad
DIGITAL TV SUMMIT 2010, LONDON. The international version of BBC’s iPlayer will use a single subscription pay model at launch and also be initially available only on the iPad, according […]
Hungarian DTT platform expands
The Hungarian DTT platform MinDig TV will effectively become a national service this month, with the addition of 14 new sites raising the coverage to 95% of the population.