Liberty Global has announced the sale of its 37.8% ownership interest in Jupiter Telecommunications (better known as J:COM), the Japanese communications provider, to KDDI Corporation, the second largest wireless operator […]
Numericable carries HD channels in DVB-T
France’s largest cable operator Numéricable has started to distribute the terrestrial HD channels in the DVB-T standard in 20 more towns in France.
Dual track strategy for Kabel Deutschland
Majority owner Providence Equity is preparing an IPO for Kabel Deutschland (KDG), while at the same time looking for a buyer for its 88% stake in Germany’s largest cable operator.
PrimaCom first to carry private HD channels
German cable operator PrimaCom will be the first to offer carriage to the five HD channels from the RTL Group and ProSiebenSat.1. A preliminary launch date of late February has […]
Multimedia reaches 100,000 digital subs
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has announced that it now has 100,000 digital TV subscribers.
UPC upgrades last parts of Dutch network
UPC Nederland has said it will invest this year in upgrading the remaing ‘white spots’ in the network in the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to make them fully […]
Multimedia widens digital reach
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has introduced digital TV and HD services in Bilgoraj, a town in the south east of the country.
Croatian cableco reassures subscribers
The leading Croatian cable operator B.net has moved to reassure its subscribers they will continue to receive a full range of channels once the rollout of DTT services across the […]
Volia launches on demand HD
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia has begun offering on demand movies in HD.
ANGA criticises broadcasters’ HD policy
“Television broadcasters put cable operators at a disadvantage when compared to distribution by satellite,” said ANGA president Thomas Braun in response to statements made by the ARD chairman on HD […]