HBO Comedy will make its debut in Central and Eastern Europe on February 1 when it launches on the Cyfra+ DTH platform in Poland. The service, which will be broadcast […]
Sky: Highest customer growth in 6 years
BSkyB has announced subscriber growth of 432,000 in the second quarter, the highest figure in six years. An additional 183,000 net new customers were added bringing total DTH subscriber numbers […]
Total loss of NSS-8 satellite
SES New Skies announced the failure of the launch of NSS-8, the sixth satellite in the fleet, onboard a Zenith-3SL launch vehicle, and the resulting total loss of the satellite. […]
TeliaSonera makes a Start with free IPTV
Sweden’s TeliaSonera is to offer its broadband customers a free package of eight television channels and the ability to view the Internet directly on their television sets. Kanalpaket Start is […]
Net Insight secures Finland DTT upgrade
Net Insight has received a further order from the Finnish DTT operator Digita. The Stockholm-based company had previously supplied its Nimbra platform for Digita’s transmitter network in the north of […]
TVP in the money
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has announced its highest ever earnings from advertising, with the PLN1.1 billion (€280.7 million) posted in 2006 being 6% up on the previous year’s total. […]
Ofcom publishes switchover code
Ofcom has set out plans to ensure minimal disruption to both analogue and digital TV services during the switchover process. The regulator has published its draft code of practice Digital […]
NDS planning further acquisitions
NDS Group has reached 50.2 million cumulative set-top boxes that have been activated with the NDS middleware as the company recorded an 11% increase in six monthly revenues. The past […]
Russia considers new ad law
According to local reports, Russia is preparing a draft law on advertising that will bring the country into line with the European Convention on Transfrontier Television. If enacted, it will […]
AEPOC commemorates 10 years fighting piracy
Ten years after its formation the content protection society AEPOC held its annual Anti Piracy Symposium in Geneva on Monday. AEPOC President Jean Grenier said that the introduction of high […]