Motive Television has raised £400,000 (€456,673) by way of a subscription with institutional and retail investors, issuing 200 million new shares at 0.2p per share.
Canal+ Nordic passes one million
Canal+ has finally topped one million subscribers in the Nordic region. New owners TV4 Group said the landmark was a sign that the premium service was providing movies and sports […]
French court defers Eutelsat ruling
The Paris Commercial Court has deferred the suit brought about by Georgian TV channel First Caucasus against Eutelsat until February 22, for a definitive ruling.
Russian broadband usage grows
The number of users who connect to the internet via broadband connections in Russia grew by 40% in the two years to December 2009.
Russian cableco on a roll
The Russian cable operator ER-Telecom has posted a net profit of R339 million (€8.13 million) for 2009, as opposed to a loss of R970 million a year earlier.
Polish DTT confusion continues
Poland’s first DTT multiplex will continue to be operated on a trial basis by TP Emitel, a wholly owned subsidiary of the incumbent telco TP, until the end of this […]
Sky to keep ITV stake for “medium term”
BSkyB has said it intends to retain its 7.5% holding in ITV for the medium term.
1.85 million for TNTSat
The French DTH platform TNTSat, broadcast via Astra at 19.2 degrees East, posted strong growth with 1.85 million TNTSAT receivers sold as of the end of 2009.
Telenet and KDG offer DOCSIS 3.0
Belgium’s Telenet and Germany’s Kabel Deutschland (KDG) have both announced the launch of very high-speed broadband access using DOCSIS 3.0 with speeds up to 100 Mbps.
Research says US consumers embrace 3D
Americans will embrace 3D, according to consumer insight research from Austin based Zpryme. Following this year’s CES, the consultants followed up the consumer buzz with a timely 3D snapshot.