MIPCOM is claiming its highest attendance figure of all time, driven mainly by more visitors from the so-called ‘METRIC’ countries and regions, namely the Middle East, Turkey, Russia, India and […]
Comedy Central Nick’s German airtime
MTV Networks in Germany plans to have Comedy Central and Nick share a channel. They currently each have their own channel.
Media hunts Ziggo consumer unrest
The Dutch consumer TV show Radar has asked people who have complaints about the service offered by the cable operator Ziggo to come forward with their stories. The Dagblad van […]
Disappointing take-up of Swiss mobile TV
Take-up of the mobile TV service from Swisscom is not meeting expectations, according to Swisscom Broadcast chief Jean-Paul de Weck, speaking during the Biel Bienne Communication Days (Comdays). The main […]
CSA awards five local DTT licences
The French media authority has awarded five more licences for local terrestrial TV stations. They are for the cities of Lille, Bayonne, Meaux and Dijon.
Continued growth for KPN digital TV
The Dutch incumbent telecom operator KPN has said it reached 700,000 digital television customers at the end of September, a further growth of 64,000 new subscribers. This represents a 21% […]
France considers second satellite DTT option
France is considering putting together a second DTH option for its 18 free-to-air DTT channels. So far, the bouquet is only available on the Astra satellite at 19 degrees East […]
Bouygues Telecom launches IPTV offer
Coming relatively late to the market, Bouygues Telecom has now launched its IPTV offer using the so-called BBbox (see also Broadband TV News passim). The basic tier offers 51 television […]
99% of Bahrain homes have satellite TV
Nearly every home in Bahrain has satellite TV, according to a new survey reported in the Bahrain newspaper Gulf Daily News.
P2P Traffic to grow almost 400%
P2P Internet traffic, despite having grown at a snail’s pace for years, will increase by almost 400% over the next five years, according to MultiMedia Intelligence. Growing from a level […]