Member broadcasters of the European Broadcasting Union are joining together to deliver the 2010 FIFA World Cup online through a dedicated sports video portal.
Successful launch for Arabsat’s BADR-5
The BADR-5 satellite has been successfully placed into geosynchronous transfer orbit by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
UPC Czech goes down DTT route
UPC has opened up a new front with its competitors in the Czech Republic by starting a DTT trial in the capital, Prague.
ITV launches iPhone simulcast
ITV is launching a simulcast streaming service for the iPhone. Content from ITV1 and ITV2, including the World Cup, will be simulcast through the application that will go live on […]
Ryan: Ireland will meet DTT deadlines
Ireland’s minister for communications Eamon Ryan has told parliament digital free-to-air services from RTE will be on air this October and that Ireland will fulfil its obligations to complete analogue […]
Hazlitt to head ITV online
The former chief executive of radio group GCap Media Fru Hazlitt is to join ITV plc as managing director of commercial and online. It means the departure of Ben McOwen […]
Cyfrowy Polsat integrates offer
The leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has introduced a triple play package. Known as Three for the price of one, it is available to both new and existing subscribers.
TV Vlaanderen adds VTM HD
Belgian Dutch language DTH platform TV Vlaanderen has added VTM HD and now claims to have the best HD offer in the country.
UPC extends Polish VOD reach
UPC Polska has extended its VOD service to the city of Katowice and several other locations in Upper Silesia, as well as Czestochowa and Kedzierzyn-Kozle.
Cable broadband grows in Hungary
Hungary had 1,820,000 broadband connections as of the end of this April, or 8,000 more than a month earlier, according to data published by the country’s National Communications Authority (NHH).