TeliaSonera-backed Lattelecom says it is now the leading provider of digital TV services in Latvia, with its IPTV operation Interactive TV claiming over 40,000 subscribers.
OTE counts the cost in Romania
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom has invested nearly €130 million in the first nine months of this year, of which almost a quarter was on DTH reception equipment installed for […]
ORS looks to Bulgaria
Austria ORS has renewed its interest in acquiring National Unit Radio and TV Systems (NURTS), the broadcasting unit of the recently re-branded incumbent Bulgarian telco Vivacom (BTC).
Comstar pay-TV subs fall
Russia’s Comstar-UTS ended Q3 with 128,000 subscribers to its pay-TV services in Moscow, or 13% fewer than in the corresponding period last year.
South Africa selects MHEG-5 interactivity
South Africa – via its Digital Dzonga Advisory Council – has selected MHEG-5 as the interactive TV middleware for its digital switchover, according to IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance.
Motorola bites at BitBand
Motorola is to purchase the Israeli IPTV specialist BitBand in a deal expected to close before the end of the year.
BBC releases Freeview HD timetable
The BBC has given details of the timetable for the rollout of high definition signals on the terrestrial transmission network.
April VOD launch for cautious Canal Digital
EXCLUSIVE: Canal Digital will next April launch a video on demand service for its satellite subscribers in the Nordic region, cable will follow before the beginning of June, Telenor Broadcast […]
TVP opens DTT tender
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has opened a tender for the technical operation of what will be the country’s third multiplex.
US online viewing of movies and TV shows doubles in 2009
The number of US broadband households watching premium online content, including movies and TV shows via the internet, doubled in the last year, according to a new study from Parks […]