Swedish cablenet Com Hem added a further 16,000 digital homes in Q1 as total subscribers edged forward 4,000 to 1,761,000 in this highly competitive market.
Nortel and Juniper push Virgin to 40G
A North-South trial has taken place at speeds of 40G over a 350km (217 mile) stretch of Virgin Media’s 10G network between London and Manchester. The trial, conducted at the […]
January sales boost Telenet
Telenet grew its digital subscriber base by 47,000 in the first quarter, reaching a total of 438,000 subscribers, boosted by sales promotions that ran during January.
Leumi sells HOT holding
Bank Leumi has confirmed it is to sell its 15% stake in Israeli cable operator HOT to the Internet Service Provider Netvision. Last month Leumi said it had received an […]
Dutch to test low-power DVB-T broadcasts
The Dutch frequency regulator Agentschap Telecom has given permission to start a pilot with a number of low-power DVB-T transmitters to test the feasibility of local digital broadcasting.
Orion Cable closes KDG networks sale
The German cable operator Orion Cable said it has closed the sale of a number of its networks to Kabel Deutschland KDG. Early April regulators approved the sale, which netted […]
Broad welcome for TV5 accord
The board of directors at TV5 Monde have officially appointed Alain de Pouzilhac as chairman of the French-speaking channel. Marie-Christine Saragosse was appointed as director-general during the meeting on Tuesday […]
Costs cap Canal Digital
The expansion of the Canal Digital product portfolio helped increase first quarter sales at the Nordic pay-TV platform from NOK1,396m (€174.94m) to NOK1,477m (€185.09m). However, higher content and hardware cost […]
BBC iPlayer makes Virgin debut
Virgin Media today announced the introduction of the BBC iPlayer for its 3.5 million cable customers. It’s the first time the on demand service has been made available on a […]
New Dutch home shopping channel launched
A new Dutch home shopping channel named ShopZo has made its debut. Initially, the new service is being made available on the three Zesko cablenets, Casema, @Home and Multikabel, in […]