Betzalel Kenigszteln has been appointed the MD of UPC Hungary, with immediate effect.
PVR roll-out for Walloon cable ops
VOO, the combined Walloon cable operators, are rolling out their 320 GB PVR under the name VOOcorder. At the same time, they have improved their digital TV offer.
Dutch pubcasters launch HD on July 4
The Dutch public broadcasters will launch HD versions of their three main national channels Nederland 1, 2 and 3 in HD on July 4.
Numericable adds free DTT channels
The French cable operator Numericable will distribute all digital terrestrial FTA channels unencrypted on its network, allowing viewers to use their digital TV sets to directly tune in.
Virgin and Sky in race for Universal Music downloads
Virgin Media and Universal Music have announced plans for an mp3 music service that would allow subscribers to stream and permanently store tracks in return for a monthly fee.
Ziggo signs Sony VOD deal
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo and Sony Pictures Television have signed an agreement that will bring about 150 Sony movie titles to the cabler’s VOD offer.
Dutch digital cable advances
The total number of Dutch digital cable households has surpassed two million. With a 50.2% market share, cable is now the number one provider of digital TV in the country.
Cable ready for next generation access
The cable industry has reacted positively to the launch by the European Commission of a consultation on its revised proposals for the regulation of Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband networks.
Ziggo is Holland’s #1 broadband provider
The cable operator Ziggo remains the largest broadband ISP in The Netherlands, with 1.385 million broadband customers on March 31, according to research from Telecompaper.
TV5 Monde returns to UPC analogue
The French international broadcaster TV5 Monde will return to the Dutch UPC cable nets in Gelderland, Hilversum and Zuid-Holland South on July 1.