September was the first month of positive additions for ONO since July 2008, but the Spanish cablenet still faced a third quarter reduction in residential customers of 0.7%.
Vectra launches HD PVR
Poland’s second largest cable operator Vectra has introduced a HD PVR product.
Ukrainian DTT still in the slow lane
DigiTAG Annual Public Seminar, Geneva. Although Ukraine launched a regular MPEG-4 DTT service in October 2008, the number of customers receiving it is no higher than 30-40,000.
Ericsson in 10-year TV4 partnership
TV4 Group has signed a ten-year contract with Ericsson to operate its nationwide playout services. The Swedish broadcaster will also join with Ericsson in establishing a joint technology and business […]
Orange plans Twitter integration
Orange has announced plans to run the social networking site Twitter on its IPTV networks in France, Spain and Poland. The France Telecom-owned operator is looking at ways that subscribers […]
STV sues ITV in £12m VOD claim
An ongoing dispute between ITV plc and the Scottish commercial network STV has spilled over into VOD rights.
MHP moves forward in Italy
DigiTAG Annual Public Seminar, Geneva. Between 25-30% of TV sets sold next year in Italy are likely to be MHP-enabled, according to Mediaset’s Alberto Sigismondi.
Huffman compression already in place on Freesat
EXCLUSIVE: Freesat has used Huffman compression – the subject of an extended Ofcom consultation over its introduction on Freeview HD – since launch, Broadband TV News can reveal.
Spain’s pay-DTT hit by receiver shortage
The launch of pay services on Spain’s digital terrestrial system has got off to a shaky start after receiver shortages led to just 1,473 units being sold in October.
IPTV strategy pays for Portugal Telecom
IPTV operation Meo helped Portugal Telecom maintain its fixed line business in the first nine months of 2009. ARPU increased by 2.1% year-on-year to €30.1 as retail revenues grew in […]