Virgin Media has announced an offering of $650 million (€469 million) Senior Notes in a move that will let the cablenet pay off debt due over the next two years.
No more Action Now!
The Dutch movie channel Action Now! is to stop broadcasting on May 31st.
ANGA Cable visitors up
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. The number of visitors to the ANGA Cable show is up 13% compared with the previous year, MD Dr. Peter Charissé told Broadband TV News. […]
UPC widens Polish digital offer
UPC has added two more premium programme packages to its digital TV offer in Poland.
Belarus-TV goes digital
The international satellite channel Belarus-TV has switched to an entirely digital format, having previously broadcast 50/50 in analogue and digital.
Eurobird 16 to offer greater choice
The deployment of Eutelsat’s Eurobird 16 at 16 degrees East is expected to provide a boon for DTH viewers in the former Yugoslavia and Balkan regions.
Bulsatcom takes more capacity
The Bulgarian DTH platform Bulsatcom has taken another transponder on Greece’s Hellas Sat.
German Sky to launch new bouquets, extend HD offer
Sky Deutschland will launch its new digital bouquets, including Sky Welt (World), Sky HD, Sky Film, Sky Sport and Sky Bundesliga, as well as a new price structure, on July […]
KDG rings up 15% revenue rise
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) ended a positive quarter for the German cable sector with a 15% increase in revenues. Germany’s largest cable operator, which has also announced a tie-up with mobile […]
Wireless competition – friend or foe?
ANGA CABLE 2009 – COLOGNE. Wireless broadband can be a threat or an opportunity for cable operators, we learned at the “Cable versus wireless” session.