Cabovisao continues to take a battering from Portugal’s multiple triple play providers. The Canadian-owned operator has refused to match the discounting, resulting a fall in basic cable subscribers and lower […]
Pace France already profitable
Pace France has moved into profitability just weeks after the integration of the former Philips Set-top Box and Connectivity Solutions business.
BBC Worldwide Channels counts cost of investment
BBC Worldwide Channels says it has made good progress in establishing its new five-channel portfolio in many of its target markets. The channel management division of BBC Worldwide said that […]
Orion plans complete PrimaCom take-over
The German holding company Orion Cable plans to completely take over PrimaCom and integrate it with TeleColumbus and EWT. “Of course it is our goal to bring the two companies […]
NBC fronts $3.2bn Weather Channel purchase
NBC Universal has led a $3.2 billion (€2.01 billion) purchase of The Weather Channel as part of a consortium with venture capitalists Bain Capital and Blackstone.
BSkyB mulls Digital+ bid
BSkyB is considering a €2.5 billion offer for Digital+, the Spanish DTH platform, which is expected to be auctioned by new owners Prisa later this year. Digital+ had been previously […]
Espial buys IPTV techco Kasenna
Middleware and applications company Espial has purchased IPTV technology provider Kasenna for the relatively low price of $6.6 million (€4.18m).
Scaent takes 10% in Ocean Blue
The Scaent Group has taken a 10% stake in Ocean Blue Software, the Bristol-based company that has developed digital TV software solutions for companies including Toshiba, Sharp and Philips. The […]
Naspers sells MultiChoice Greece
South African media group Naspers has confirmed the sale of its Greek and Cypriot pay-TV business NetMed in which it owned 87% to the Greek telecommunications company Forthnet.
Sky EPG slot sale boosts Cellcast
The £1.4 million (€1.77m) sale of Sumo TV’s Sky EPG slot will result in a £1.1m profit in the first half of 2008 for parent company Cellcast.