Poland’s competition office UOKiK has fined Canal+ Cyfrowy PLN235,266 (€57,556) for misleading consumers.
MTS expands Russian presence
The Russian telco MTS has established a presence in the country’s Mari El Republic by acquiring Intercom for R90 million (€2.26 million).
ATEME wins Cyfrowy Polsat contract
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has chosen ATEME’s Kyrion encoder platform for a video and radio head end to deliver its new pay mobile TV service over DTT.
Philips adds more Net TV apps
Philips is adding more Net TV apps to its connected smart TV sets. New services from Spain and Turkey are now available.
Lifeline for Israeli broadcaster
The struggling Israeli commercial station Channel 10 has been given new hope by the US billionaire Ron Lauder.
Hammer launches YouTube channel
UK film production company Hammer has launched its first dedicated YouTube channel.
ER Telecom upgrades offer
The Russian cable operator ER Telecom has significantly upgraded its Dom.ru broadband offer, increasing access speeds by an average of 2.5 times.
Netia gains TV subs
The Polish alternative telco Netia ended the second quarter with 71,274 subscribers to its TV services.
In Brief: Eurosport, RTL Nitro HD, 1-2-3 TV
Kabelkiosk, Eutelsat Germany’s headend-in-the-sky, is adding Eurosport and Eurosport 2 to its line-up of channels. Eurosport is part of the BasisHD-Paket and Eurosport 2 of the FamilyXL HD bouquet.
Broadband takes off in Ukraine
The provision of high-speed internet access is proving to be a lucrative business in Ukraine.