The Berlusconi owned Mediaset has been named by the Italian press as a potential suitor for the Spanish direct-to-home satellite platform Mediaset, with Telefónica on board as a local partner. […]
Solon reports on European cable market
The Solon European Cable Survey continues to be an accurate barometer of the sector, a combination of the knowledge of its Munich-based compliers and the contributions of the 17 cable […]
Disney Channel lands in Flanders
The Dutch version of the Disney Channel will launch in Flanders on Telenet’s cable network and Belgacom TV’s IPTV service, according to the two companies.
TDF offers to pay for mobile TV network
In an effort to break the deadlock situation concerning the introduction of Mobile TV, the French transmitter company TDF has proposed that it would finance the roll-out of the network […]
Drahi increases hold on HOT
The French businessman Patrick Drahi has increased his stake in the Israeli operator HOT Cable Systems. Drahi’s Cool Holdings recently took its stake to 33%, having purchased an additional 12.86% […]
French ‘Kangaroo’ in the making
The French private broadcasters Canal+, TF1 and M6 are looking to create a common Catch-up TV platform, according to a report in Les Echos. At the moment, about ten million […]
Russian Planeta to re-enter Ukraine
Russia’s VGTRK has created a special version of its RTR-Planeta aimed solely at the Ukrainian market.
Cable serving 20m broadband customers
The launch of high-speed internet services through EuroDOCSIS 3 has pushed the number of broadband subscriptions held with European cable operators up to 20.8 million.
TeliaSonera strengthens Baltic presence
TeliaSonera has raised its stake in the Estonian incumbent telco Eesti Telekom to 97.8%.
Changes continue at Russia’s Comstar
A change in the ownership structure of Russia’s Comstar-UTS has been finalised, with Sistema completing the sale of its 50.91% in the company to MTS for around R39.15 billion (€900 […]