The acquisition of a 50% stake in the Russian DTH platform Raduga TV by MTG could prove to be one of the most inspired deals of the year.
The promise of targeted advertising – will it happen?
With advertising income for free-to-air broadcasters dropping worldwide, is there a future for more targeted, personalised as well as on demand interactive advertising? In the UK, there is the Red […]
April launch for Mezzo HD
The French serious music channel Mezzo will launch its HD version Mezzo Live HD on April 1.
Fox films for Ziggo VOD
20th Century Fox films and the Dutch cable operator Ziggo have signed an agreement for the on-demand portal. Fox movies will become available in Full HD with Dolby Surround.
Belgacom TV racks up 752,000 homes
Belgacom’s IPTV service added 246,000 new customers in 2009, bringing the net total of connected homes to 752,000. There were 89,000 new subscribers added in the last quarter.
JML loses Freesat listings appeal
The High Court in London has rejected an appeal by shopping channel JML Direct against its listing on the Freesat EPG.
Sky Deutschland on the mend
Outgoing Sky Deutschland CEO Mark Williams says that six months after its relaunch, the foundations for a viable business have been laid. His comments came as the German pay-TV platform […]
53% growth for Orange TV
France Telecom’s Orange TV grew digital TV subscriber numbers by 53% to 3.217 million in 2009.
New sports channel for Poland
Canal+ plans to launch a new sports channel in Poland. Known as Canal+ Sport3, it will make its debut on a trial basis in March and be on air every […]
Telekom warns of competitive threat
Deutsche Telekom has warned that Germany is reaching market saturation. Announcing year-end subscriber numbers to its T-Entertain IPTV service of 852,000, the company said that against a background of strong […]