Danish cablenet YouSee has warned that it faces increasing competition from new sources, particularly DTT. The TDC-owned operator said the publicly owned Digi TV was already capable of providing a […]
TDF and Norkring bidding for VRT network
TDF and Norkring are the two remaining parties bidding for the VRT transmitter network in Dutch speaking Belgium, according to local news reports. Both parties have been asked to put […]
TVN in the money
The Polish commercial broadcaster TVN accounted for 36% of the country’s net TV ad spend in Q2 2008, up from 32.4% a year earlier.
Consumer slowdown hits QVC
QVC’s UK audience sided with the slowdown affecting the British high street as the homeshopping channel experienced a slowdown in promotional category sales and softness in the home category.
Distribution revenues boost Discovery
Distribution revenue growth of 23% in continental Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America helped Discovery Channel’s International Networks increase second quarter revenues by 21% to $301 million.
Guggenheim claims OpenTV severance left unpaid
Former OpenTV CEO Alan Guggenheim has claimed his former employer has withheld severance payments following his departure from the company in August 2007.
Cablecom customers demand HD
Forty per cent of new digital subscribers to Cablecom requested HD receivers, according to Q2 data from the Swiss operator.
Telenet basic subs fall
Belgian cablenet Telenet lost 18,000 subscribers in the second quarter, in line with company expectations, the net loss of 6,000 was lower than in previous quarters.
Mixed quarter at Virgin Media
Virgin Media customers added an additional 136,800 services in the second quarter, more than double the 59,000 so-called RGUs (Revenue Generating Units) added in the equivalent period in 2007. Virgin […]
Polsat/Viva in the money
Data produced by TNS OBOP shows that the Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat secured PLN121,862,386 (€37,791,356) in ad revenue last month, or 23.5% more than in July 2007.