French cable operator Noos has launched a series of themed interactive video mosaics based on the new httv Prime//Mosaic solution. The genre-based mosaics allow the viewer to navigate from one […]
Jazztel in VOD launch
Spanish IPTV provider Jazztel has launched a new video on demand service. Videoclub went live in December and uses a bank of 50 video servers provided by Kasenna. The system […]
Cablecom appoints new consumer marketing head
Cablecom has announced that Frank Boller is to take over as head of consumer marketing and sales. Boller, presently head of the business markets division, will take up his new […]
Italian decoder subsidies given state aid status
The European Commission has given mixed signals on the subsidies paid by the Italian government to purchasers of digital TV decoders. In its report the Commission says that payments made […]
TV Cabo goes triple play
Portuguese cable operator TV Cabo has launched a triple play service encompassing fixed line telephony, high speed Internet and TV. The PT Multimedia-owned company is investing between €50 million and […]
Ofcom warns BBC over on demand services
Ofcom has told the BBC that its plans to place its TV and radio services on the Internet could have a “negative effect” on its commercial rivals. The regulator fears […]
Ofcom revokes Look 4 Love licence
Ofcom has revoked the broadcast licence for Look 4 Love 2. The channel had already left the Sky EPG after its owners Television Concepts Limited went into liquidation on January […]
StarNordic buys FastTV stake
StarNordic has become a part owner of the Norwegian IPTV operation FastTV.net. The alliance means that StarNordic will now be able to target housing and aerial associations used to analogue […]
Cable Congress adds new speakers
Cable Europe has added a number of new speakers to its line up for the annual Cable Congress. Joining the get-together of European cable television executives are Vincent Dureau, OpenTV’s […]
Canal+ chooses Astra over Eutelsat
Canal+ has chosen the Astra satellite system to distribute its premium channel and pay-TV packages following the merger with former rival TPS. Although around two thirds of the combined entity’s […]