The incumbent Czech telco Telefónica O2 has announced that its IPTV service O2 TV has 40,000 subscribers. Launched in September 2006, O2 TV has until now been operating with little […]
RTL reaches for Premiere Star
RTL Television has confirmed its two thematic channels RTL Crime and RTL Living will be a part of Germany’s new basic tier Premiere Start. Passion, a joint venture with production […]
OTE to challenge ADSL ruling
The incumbent Greek telco OTE has said that it will mount a challenge in court against a fine of €27.25 million imposed last week by the Hellenic Telecommunication and Post […]
BSkyB buys Amstrad
BSkyB is to directly enter the set-top box business by acquiring Sir Alan Sugar’s Amstrad in a £125 million (€171m) deal. Sir Alan will himself net a £42.4 million windfall. […]
Czech debut for HBO Digital
HBO’s new subscription video on demand (SVOD) service HBO Digital is expected to make its debut in the Czech Republic tomorrow (August 1). According to local reports, it will operate […]
Platform n steps up a gear
The Polish DTH platform n plans to introduce three more channels to its line-up in September. It also expects to have 300,000 subscribers by the end of the year and […]
Mixed results for CTC Media
Russia’s CTC Media has posted total operating revenues of $112,147,000 (€82,134,906) for Q2, or 9.1% more than in the corresponding period last year. However, both its OIBDA of $51,422,000) and […]
Local management for Canal+ Finland
Canal+ is to shift the focus of its operations in the Nordic region, moving from a centralised management towards the development of the pay-TV channel in the individual countries, and […]
Record audience for France24.com
June was a record month for the France 24 website. The international news channel gained over three million unique visitors in the 10 countries measured by the Nielsen/NetRatings survey. Traffic […]
Solid Telefonica performance continues
Telefónica has posted an across-the-board growth figures for the 12th consecutive quarter, with its revenues (10.6%), OIBDA (21.9%), OI (45.9%) and net profit in Q2 all significantly higher than three […]