Dutch defence officials have vehemently denied that missile ship HNLMS De Ruyter was responsible for the intermittent blackouts experience by subscribers to the YES satellite platform. Israel had suggested the […]
SES admits Sky EPG issues holding back growth
Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES, has told Broadband TV News that Sky’s plans to put a hold on new EPG entries could put a hold on UK market […]
Digital UK reveals tartan switchover timing
Digital UK has given details of the digital switchover process in Scotland, beginning on November 6 next year, and running through until 2011. The switchover body will shortly commence a […]
BSkyB signs one million broadband customers
BSkyB has passed the significant milestone of one million subscribers to its Sky Broadband service – a feat achieved 14 months after its first connection and faster than any other […]
Post Office plans TV delivery
The Post Office is studying the possibility of launching an IPTV service along the lines of BT Vision. It is not known if the Post Office would launch its own […]
750,000 subs for Kabel Digital Home
The German cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG has said it has reached 750,000 subscribers 38 months after the introduction of the Kabel Digital Home service. It will also increase the […]
Again, again. Playhouse Disney repeats itself after 25 minutes
Disney Channel is launching a staggercast version of Playhouse Disney that will repeat programmes after 25 minutes. The new channel will launch on October 30, combining preschoolers love of repetition, […]
Telco completes Telecom Italia deal
The Telco consortium Telco has finally secured a controlling 23.6% stake in Telecom Italia for a reported €4.1 billion. Telco is made up of Spain’s Telefónica (42.3%) and four Italian […]
BT inks Russian deal
BT has signed an agreement with the Russian alternative telco Golden Telecom that will give it access to the latter’s backbone network. It will allow BT to extend the scope […]
TPSA grows broadband revenues
The incumbent Polish telco TPSA ended Q3 with 1,952,000 broadband subscribers, or 43.1% of the country’s total. Its broadband revenues in the first three quarters of this year meanwhile amounted […]