Amdocs has further extended its hold on cable service fulfilment with the purchase of London-based Jacobs Rimell in a deal worth $45 million (€28.67m).
History Channel debuts in Central Europe
MIPTV – CANNES. The History Channel is launching for the first time in Central Europe with both SD and HD versions of the network to debut in Poland and Hungary.
E! increases numbers
MIPTV – CANNES. E! International Networks has grown the number of households outside the US to over 75 million.
UPC boosts Czech digital service
UPC is to add 10 more channels to its digital cable offer in the Czech Republic.
Mediapro plans Spanish PPV football
Mediapro has signaled its intention to launch a pay-per-view football channel that would compete with the DTH offer from its rival Sogecable’s Digital+.
KDG secures Orion Cable
The German Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has approved Kabel Deutschland KDG’s acquisition of parts of Orion Cable.
Poker Channel to play in The Netherlands
The Poker Channel has announced two carriage deals in The Netherlands and a restructuring of the company.
KabelBW willing to look into CI-Plus
When the news broke that German cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG intends to back the ‘open cable’ standard CI-Plus and Unitymedia looked likely to play along, all eyes were on […]
UPC introduces digital TV portal for kids
At the end of this month UPC Nederland will offer its digital customers a special digital TV portal for kids which only gives access to 12 dedicated children’s channels. The […]
Swiss cable has to work hard to get digital viewers
Swiss cable operators have to work hard to maintain their lead as the distribution medium of choice for television. Whilst they hold 92% of all TV viewers in the country, […]