The Dutch telecom regulator OPTA has ordered UPC Nederland to supply information requested by YouCa, an independent company that wants to provide analogue and possibly digital TV services on existing […]
Julian Geist speaks for ProSiebenSat.1
The German ProSiebenSat.1 Group has appointed Julian Geist as the new Group Spokesperson.
Viaccess appoints Kris Warreyn
Viaccess, the conditional acces company owned by France Telecom, today announced the appointment of Kris Warreyn as executive VP, sales.
TV5 gives up analogue in The Netherlands
The international French language broadcaster TV5 Monde has given up analogue distribution in The Netherlands. Ziggo, the country’s largest operator with 3.2 million connected homes, has announced it will stop […]
YouTube surpasses 100 million US viewers
YouTube surpassed 100 million US viewers in January, according to research from comScore. In total, US internet users viewed 14.8 billion online videos during the month, or 4% more than […]
Alice IPTV adds Mediaset content
The Italian IPTV provider Alice, which is part of Telecom Italia, will start to offer content from the Mediaset group of channels.
Telekom launches free online VOD
Deutsche Telekom has announced the launch of its free online VOD portal Videoload.
ProSiebenSat.1 suffers from SBS write-off
A write-off to the tune of €80 million has pushed the results of German based broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 into the red. The broadcaster acquired SBS Broadcasting in 2007 for €3.3 […]
Belgacom secures BBC domestic channels
In a landmark agreement, the Belgian IPTV operator Belgacom TV has secured the rights to distribute all the BBC domestic channels on its network. Until now these channels were only […]
Strong growth for European cablers
Revenues in the European cable industry jumped more than 7% last year to €18.2 billion. Demand for digital television, internet broadband and telephony services grew sharply from 41 million subscriptions […]