Portugal Telecom chairman Henrique Granadeiro has said the company intends to compete against PT Multimedia, the telco’s cable subsidiary, due to be spun off in the next three to six […]
Rambler reports revenue growth
Russia’s Rambler Media has posted revenues of $20.5 million (€14.5 million) for H1 this year, or 58% more than for the corresponding period in 2006. At the same time its […]
New head for KRRiT
Barbara Bubula is expected to be named the new president of Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) today (September 26). Like her predecessor Elzbieta Kruk, she is linked to the ruling […]
Lithuanian LTV goes international
The Lithuanian national public broadcaster LTV is reported to have launched a third channel. Known as LTV World, the service is on air for 11 hours daily and aimed at […]
UPC Hungarian digital launch nears
TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. UPC will launch a digital cable service in Hungary in either the first quarter or half of 2008, according to several industry sources. It will be […]
IKO prepares more channel launches
TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. IKO Kábeltévé plans to launch 10 new channels in Hungary by the end of this year. The new services, free-to-air (FTA) and available for both analogue […]
Science channel for Hungary
TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. A new thematic channel named Akadéminiai Tudas-Média (Science Technology-Media) will make its debut in Hungary in January 2008. Distributed by Amos, it will offer science, technology […]
BBC Trust polls public on Freeview HD
The BBC Trust has launched a four-week public consultation into the BBC Executive’s proposals for a high definition television channel. It follows last week’s publication of the public value assessment […]
Five new channels for Star India
Star plans to launch five new TV channels in India, said News Corp president and COO Peter Chernin at a US investor conference. “There’s a land grab for channel space […]
Invitel prepares for IPTV
TIHANY, HUNGARY. HCA/HCTA Conference. The Hungarian alternative telco Invitel plans to launch an IPTV service by the end of this year. Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, product manager Agnes […]