The Polish incumbent telco was officially ruled itself out of the race to buy Aster, the country’s fourth largest cable operator.
Iskon sets its sights high
IP & TV Forum – ISTANBUL. The Croatian company Iskon It has unveiled ambitious plans for the future that include the possible launch of multiroom and making its TV service […]
Blizoo maps out strategy
IP & TV Forum – ISTANBUL. The leading Bulgarian cable operator Blizoo expects to see strong growth in the take-up of HD channels in its offer.
More MTV for Poland
MTV plans to launch up to four new channels in Poland, one of which will be in HD, by the middle of next year.
Viaccess maps out the fight against smart card piracy
Smart card piracy is no longer the preserve of computer geniuses who work out the algorithms used by pay-TV providers, before distributing the codes over the internet. Instead highly sophisticated […]
Arqiva merges broadcast divisions
Arqiva has merged its satellite broadcast business with its terrestrial broadcast division under the leadership of Nick Thompson, managing director, broadcast & media.
Rapid pay-TV growth in Turkey
IP & TV Forum – ISTANBUL. The Turkish pay-TV market is growing rapidly and already claimed 3,924,000 subscribers as of last year, according to Ramazan Demir, VP strategy and business […]
IPTV starts in Turkey
IP & TV Forum – ISTANBUL. Turkey has taken its first tentative steps in IPTV courtesy of TT Net, a subsidiary of the incumbent telco Türk Telekom.
Major shake-up for Turkish TV
IP & TV Forum – ISTANBUL. Turkey is to introduce far reaching changes to its TV industry in a new media law. Speaking in the opening session of the IP […]
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