Danish cablenet YouSee has added its startover TV facility to another six channels.
Liberty posts mixed results
Q1 was a bittersweet quarter for Liberty Global, its worsening financial position offset by record growth in digital cable additions.
UPC to move ESPN America
UPC Nederland is to move the US sports channel ESPN America to a premium tier, making the channel only available to subscribers of Chellomedia’s Sport1.
Changes loom for Romanian cable
Romania’s cable industry is heading for a period of consolidation amongst its small and medium-sized players.
Cable making connections for Canal Digital
The number of DTH subscribers to Canal Digital fell by 17,000 on the quarter, only to be compensated by the arrival of 16,000 new subscribers to the operator’s cable platform.
Virgin Media improves triple play mix
Virgin Media has begun the first quarter of the year with churn reduced to a new monthly low of 1.1% and an improved triple play mix.
UPC eyes Polish expansion
Liberty Global is looking to expand its operations in Poland, with Aster, the country’s fourth largest cable operator, a possible take-over target.
YouSee adds Canal HD
Danish cablenet YouSee has introduced the high definition versions of Canal+ Film and Canal+ Sport to its programme line-up.
Com Hem continues growth curve
Sweden’s Com Hem has reported strong first quarter growth, increasing revenues by 6% on Q1 2008, and adding another 18,000 digital subscribers.
ITV improves Virgin catch-up view
Virgin Media says the first full month of ITV programmes on the cablenet’s on demand service brought in four million views to the TV platform.