Julian Clover looks at the emergence of the DVR for digital terrestrial homes Weighing up the emerging technologies of DTT, HDTV and DVR which of the three are likely to […]
Chris Dziadul Reports: Transitional times
Chris Dziadul reviews developments in the Czech Republic Perhaps the clearest message to emerge from this week’s Czech Association of Competitive Communications (CACC) conference in Prague was that the country’s […]
Branching out. Chris Dziadul looks at the activities of Comstar-UTS
A series of announcements in the last few days have served to underline the increasingly important role played by Sistema-backed Comstar-UTS in Russia’s electronic communications marketplace. Eric Franke, Comstar-UTS’s president […]
Clover’s Week: IPTV comes off the bench
Grenoble is the location for an IPTV test centre. Julian Clover reports France has collectively the greatest concentration of IPTV connections in Europe, and so it seems fitting that the […]
Chris Dziadul Reports: Two becomes one.
Chris Dziadul looks at developments in Bulgarian cable The process of consolidation that has been a constant feature in cable markets throughout the region in recent years is finally being […]
Clover’s Week: Market day
Jalipo is looking to create a broadband marketplace for TV content. Julian Clover reports A new business model is being proposed for broadband TV that offers customers a low commitment […]
Clover’s Week: ICSTIS rings the changes
The premium telephony regulator has introduced new rules designed to restore confidence in the sector. Julian Clover reports It’s been a bad few months for the participation TV sector. January’s […]
Challenging times.Chris Dziadul looks at a change at the helm at TVP
Earlier this week the Polish public broadcaster chose Andrzej Urbanski as its new president. Succeeding the controversial Bronislaw Wildstein, who vacated the post just over a month ago, he will […]
Gearing up. Chris Dziadul looks at digital rollout across CEE
No one can doubt the huge advances that have been made by Central and Eastern Europe’s TV industry in recent years, though especially since eight countries in the region joined […]
Clover’s Week: Five becomes ten
The UK’s last analogue licensee is 10 years old this week, but will it be late for its own party asks Julian Clover? Ten years ago people up and down […]