Cable services are likely to be used in 25 million of Russia’s 45 million households by 2015, according to Yuri Pripachkin, the president of the cable association AKTR.
40 applications for Swedish DTT
Half of the 40 channel applications received by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority (RTVV) by the April 26 deadline were for broadcasting in the HDTV format.
Telenor looks to Serbian cable
Telenor has started negotiations with Serbia Broadband (SBB) about potentially leasing the latter’s cable network in order to offer fixed telephony services.
Oudendijk steps down in Astra reshuffle
Alexander Oudendijk is to leave SES Astra following a reorganization that sees his position as senior vice president sales and marketing taken by Norbert Hoelzle, the current head of ND […]
Pace elevated to number one set-top supplier
Pace has become the world’s biggest supplier of set-top boxes to the pay-TV market, according to new data released by IMS Research.
TVN Warszawa goes digital
The Polish national transmission company EmiTel has begun DTT distribution of the local channel TVN Warszawa on a temporary basis until the end of the month.
Sony secures Russian carriage deals
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced carriage agreements for Sony Entertainment Television (SET) with Russia’s National Cable Networks (NCN) and TV Company St Petersburg Cable Television (SPCT).
Multimedia widens VOD offer
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added an independent Polish movie strand to its VOD service.
Polish TV piracy on wane
The piracy of pay-TV services is on the wane in Poland but still remains a problem. At the same time, the public seem to have an ambivalent attitude to the […]
Tvinci platform makes OTT pay
A new pay-TV platform has been established by Tvinci for broadcasters and operators looking to monetise over-the-top delivered video content.