Liberty Global’s next generation TV platforms in Europe, which include Horizon TV, Horizon-Lite, TiVo and Yelo TV, organically added 313,000 and 1.2 million subscribers in Q4 and 2016 respectively.
ShowMax expands to Europe
Nasper’s internet service ShowMax has made its European debut in Poland.
Greek telcos set to spend
Three leading Greek telcos will shortly invest a combined €250 million on the deployment of NGA networks for fixed-line services.
TV loss for Orange Polska
Orange Polska ended 2016 with 766,000 subscribers to its TV services, down from 787,000 a year earlier.
Outage hits Slovak Telekom
Slovak Telekom has been hit by an outage that also affected Antik and Slovanet, both of which rent part of its infrastructure.
New subsidiary with new focus for Telekom Austria
Telekom Austria has launched a new subsidiary named A1 digital international that will focus on digital business areas.
RSCC accused of antitrust behaviour
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has accused the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) of violating antitrust laws.
Scripps expands African reach
Econet Media’s multimedia platform Kwesé has added Scripps Networks Interactive’s Travel Channel and Fine Living to its pay-TV offer.
Romania awards two multiplex licences
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has awarded two new DTT multiplex licences as part of an auction being held at the beginning of this year.
Ukraine’s Kvartal TV goes OTT
Kvartal TV, a comedy channel co-produced by the Ukrainian companies Kvartal 95 studio and 1+1 media, has been added to Megogo TV’s international subscription.