The Polsat board may meet before Christmas to discuss an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, according to Józef Birka, one of its members. Birka was speaking to the local […]
Vestitel prepares for IPTV expansion
The Bulgarian alternative telco Vestitel BG is reported to have extended its fibre-optic network to the cities of Pernik and Dupnitsa in the South West of the country. Vestitel BG […]
Russian ICT market takes off
The Russian IT and Communications Minister Leonid Reyman is reported to have told local journalists that the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) market should grow this year by 25.4% […]
Hungary set for HD
Magyar Telekom has announced that it plans to launch what will be Hungary’s first HDTV service in 2008. The incumbent telco began a pilot HD project in the 11th district […]
Ofcom outlines pay-TV fears
Ofcom has said it has a number of concerns about competition in the pay-TV sector. Opening its consultation, spurred by the March complaint against BSkyB by BT, Top Up TV, […]
Dutch football association opens tender
The Dutch football association KNVB has announced details of the tender for the rights to broadcast live rights as well as highlights. All clubs in the premier league, called Eredivisie, […]
Court order prevents Sogecable football sales
There is little sign of Christmas goodwill between Mediapro and Sogecable in the long running football dispute. In a statement, Mediapro said a Madrid court had issued an injunction preventing […]
Dutch Liberty TV files for protection
Tomorrow, the Dutch travel channel Liberty TV will file for suspension of payments with an Amsterdam court. Digital Traveller, the company that owns the Dutch licence for the channel, said […]
Christmas campaign for BBC iPlayer
The BBC has given details of the promotional campaign that will be used to back the iPlayer catch-up TV service. As was previously reported in Broadband TV News, the iPlayer […]
HOT beats YES to HD launch
Israeli cablenet HOT is to launch its HD service on Wednesday (December 19), just four days ahead of its DTH rival YES. Details of the two platform offers are still […]