PIKE, ZAKOPANE. Almost one in five Polish TV homes (17%) in large cities now have HD-ready TV sets, while in the country as a whole the figure is nearly one […]
DTT danger for Polish cable
PIKE, ZAKOPANE. The number of cable subscribers in Poland could fall by as much as a third following the launch of a FTA DTT platform.
Average channel change at 1.9 seconds
The average amount of time taken for a set-top box to change channels is around 1.9 seconds, according to Paris-based monitoring specialist Witbe.
Disney signs for Czech-Slovak VOD portal
Disney-ABC-ESPN Television has agreed a multi-year agreement with the Czech-Slovak online video on demand portal Metoo for the distribution of movie titles from the Walt Disney studio.
Eurosport unveils VOD offer
Eurosport is launching a new VOD service including a catch-up TV offer that will include the best of Eurosport and Eurosport 2.
France 24 goes mobile
France 24 is launching a new VOD service known as France 24 Mobile. The new service will stream the three language versions of the international news channel in French, English […]
European digital cable grows by one fifth
Subscriptions to digital TV services over cable grew by 18% in the first half of 2008 as operators benefited from the migration to enhanced services.
Virgin Media wins debt approval
Virgin Media has won the approval of 10 of its largest creditors to rearrange £4,324 billion in debt. Between them the companies represented almost 50% of the UK cablenet’s debt.
More change for Estonian cable
The leading Estonian MSO Starman has seen a change of ownership.
Brightcove finds third way
Brightcove has confirmed the general availability of its Brightcove 3 online video platform. The system provides a series of new media management and publishing tools to deliver customised Flash-based video […]