Following problems with the switchover to the Mediaguard 3 encryption system, the Dutch DTH provider Canal Digitaal Satelliet is now offering a free receiver in exchange for an old (non-certified) […]
Viasat passes 100,000 IPTV subs
Viasat Broadcasting’s Nordic pay-TV business increased by 10% year-on-year, but the satcaster is facing an underlying fall in ARPU as a result of weighting subscriber acquisition towards IPTV.
Teleste: Euro cable postponing maintenance
Finnish technology company Teleste has said cable operators were proceeding cautiously with their network investments and it anticipated that shipments within its Broadband Cable Networks division would remain on a […]
PrimeTel goes interactive
PrimeTel has introduced interactive advertising onto its PrimeTV IPTV platform, the first telecommunications operator in Cyprus to do so.
Czech IPTV eyes new generation services
The Czech IPTV operator Netbox has begun trialling access speeds of up to 1 Gbps.
Setanta EPG slots on the block
10.30 Update: Nine slots on the Sky Digital EPG are to be auctioned off after Setanta Sports administrator Deloitte appointed Canis Media to handle the process.
Russian NTV in the money
The First Channel remains the most watched TV station in Russia, but NTV is now the most profitable.
ER-Telecom on a roll
The Russian cable operator ER-Telecom has posted net profits of R294 million (€6.67 million) for the first half of year, as opposed to a net loss of €259 million in […]
Russian TV goes Latin
VGTRK has become the first Russian broadcaster to beam its programming to Latin America.
ROK TV now streams on Blackberry phones
ROK Entertainment Group, a London based mobile technologies, applications and services company, has announced that its streamed mobile TV service, ROK TV, is compatible with the latest BlackBerry smartphones.