The Lithuanian telco UAB Alpha komunikacijos has chosen Concurrent’s MediaHawk on-demand platform for its new VOD service. Launched last month, the latter is expected to eventually reach up to 40,000 […]
TVN looks to further growth
Poland’s TVN has announced projected results for this year. According to local reports, they say the company, whose interests include 13 TV channels, will see an increase in revenues of […]
Al Jazeera eyes CNN HOT spot
Israeli cablenet HOT is close to signing a distribution agreement with Al Jazeera English. It follows the failure to extend the current contract with CNN that expires at the end […]
TV Puls shoots for the top
The News Corp.-backed Polish station TV Puls will be re-launched on October 28. Furthermore, according to Dariusz Dabski, a board member and minority shareholder, it aims to overtake the country’s […]
MTV goes online in Israel
MTV has launched an Internet service in Israel in conjunction with the local TV and digital media company Ananey Communications. MTV already has a presence in the country through a […]
Eutelsat enjoys continued revenue growth
Eutelsat Communications has reported a first quarter revenue increase of 6.2%, as the Paris based satellite operator benefited from the sustained development of video applications, up by 10.7% following the […]
EDS calls Sky claims absurd and extravagant
US information technology provider EDS has described the court action launched against it by BSkyB as “absurd and extravagant”. Company lawyers told the High Court the DTH platform had only […]
Spain trials pay-per-view on DTT
Six companies have joined forces to launch a pay-per-view trial on DTT in the Spanish village of Alcázar de San Juan, with plans to introduce pre-paid pay-per-view content, mainly football […]
Rogers to oversee ITV digital channels
ITV has appointed Jonathan Rogers to take over the running of its digital channel portfolio including ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, CITV and Men and Motors. Rogers will be responsible for channel […]
Virgin Media boosts TV line-up
Virgin Media has announced the addition of channels from Sparrowhawk Media and CSC Media Group to its channel portfolio. Subscribers will now be able to enjoy the Sparrowhawk channels Diva […]