Virgin Media has won the approval of 10 of its largest creditors to rearrange £4,324 billion in debt. Between them the companies represented almost 50% of the UK cablenet’s debt.
More change for Estonian cable
The leading Estonian MSO Starman has seen a change of ownership.
Telenet upgrades on “historic transaction”
Telenet has upgraded its financial outlook following the recent purchase of the analogue and digital subscriber base belonging to Interkabel and the municipal cable companies. The October 1 integration added […]
Pay channel boost for TV4
TV4 Sweden continues to build on its pay-TV portfolio after last year’s analogue switch off. The suite of basic and pay-TV channels including, TV4, TV4 Plus, TV400, TV4 Fakta, TV4 […]
German regulator to investigate Premiere
The German stock market regulator BaFin will investigate recent developments at the pay-TV operator Premiere. A spokesperson for the Financial Market Authority told the industry newsletter Medienbote:
Premiere restates subscriber figures
Premiere has published its latest subscriber numbers, in the process taking almost one million households out of its portfolio as the Germany pay-TV platform changes its methodology. Amid a profit […]
Polish DTT mux attracts interest
A total of ten parties have so far expressed an interest in being carried on Poland’s second DTT multiplex.
Telenet completes Interkabel purchase
Belgian cable operator Telenet has completed its purchase of the TV interests of the municipal cable operators in Flanders and their joint venture Interkabel.
Sky EPG sale adds weight to Sumo
Sumo TV operator Cellcast produced an operating profit of £615,000 (€818,166) in the six months ending June 30, 2008 on the back of a £1.2 million gain from the sale […]
BSkyB ordered to reduce ITV stake
After much anticipation BSkyB has been ordered to sell down its stake in ITV plc to below 7.5% following a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Further legal hearings scheduled […]