Telekom Austria-backed Mtel has launched a DTH platform with national coverage of Bulgaria.
Romania prepares new DTT tender
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has opened a public consultation on a tender it proposes to hold for a total of 61 DTT multiplexes.
Comcast accuses merger opponents of extortion
Comcast has angrily turned on both business partners and rivals against their opposition to its proposed $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable.
Thexton quits Cisco for YouView
YouView has announced the appointment of Nick Thexton as its new chief technology officer.
Mike Fries ‘confident’ to receive Ziggo approval
Liberty Global CEO Michael Fries is confident European authorities will soon approve his company’s bid for Ziggo, but is not interested in a much-rumored deal with Vodafone, he told CNBC.
Spain most expensive country for pay-TV sports
Spain is the most expensive country in Europe for watching football on television.
Netflix aims for 104m subs by 2020
At last week’s CTAM Eurosummit in Copenhagen, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, stated that Netflix expected to achieve penetration of a third of homes seven years after launch.
Hastings and Fries remain ‘best of frenemies’
During this year’s gathering of cable marketeers, OTT providers such as Netflix cast a shadow – as everyone seems to be afraid of the threat of OTT.
Vectra revamps its offer
Poland’s second largest cable operator Vectra has announced a major overhaul of its services.
iOS 8 brings Virgin Media busiest download day
Virgin Media says Wednesday’s update to Apple’s mobile operating system caused an increase of 10% in peak download traffic, week on week.