BSkyB has announced a leap in its half-yearly profits. Group revenues for the period to December 31, 2010 were 15% higher year-on-year, giving the satcaster operating profits 26% higher at […]
Arqiva to deliver ABS-CBN bouquets
Arqiva has announced a five-year contract renewal to provide international distribution services for ABS-CBN International, the largest Filipino multimedia company in the US. The multi-continent deal involves delivering ABS-CBN’s eight-channel […]
Cyfra+ adds BBC channels
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has announced that it will start carrying the BBC Worldwide channels BBC Entertainment and BBC Knowledge on February 1.
Romanian DCS sets a budget
Romania’s Digital Cable Systems (DCS) has allocated €10 million for investment this year.
Eutelsat names Edouard Silverio general counsel
Eutelsat Communications has announced the appointment of Edouard Silverio as group general counsel and company secretary.
Satellite Broadband Ireland signs Ka-Sat contract
Satellite Broadband Ireland (SBI) has signed a commercial agreement with Eutelsat Communications to sell broadband services via Ka-Sat.
Cyfrowy Polsat maps out strategy
The leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has no interest in entering the country’s cable market, according to its president Dominik Libicki. However, it cannot rule out buying the number […]
UPC Romania CEO term confirmed
Severina Pascu, the new CEO of UPC Romania, has a four-year contract for the position.
ORS and Irdeto take action against hack
In a joint effort to combat the recent hack of the Austrian DTH platform, the technical platform operator ORS and Irdeto are implementing ECMs to stop pirate satellite tuners to […]
Cyfrowy Polsat grows subscriber base
The leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat ended 2010 with 3.434 million subscribers, or 230,000 more than 12 months earlier.