During a press conference in Brussels, the Belgian MSO Coditel said it will integrate the company into the French operations from Altice – Numericable; both companies share the same owners, […]
Digi TV owner targets expansion
RCS/RDS has moved a step closer to securing the funding it needs to roll out 3G services in Romania and extend the reach of its DTH platform Digi TV, which […]
Telia Stofa launches cable-IP VOD
Telia Stofa is launching a new on demand service that will combine regular cable transmissions with IP video. The IP connection will be used to connect with the Danish operator’s […]
Canal Digital drops Extreme
Canal Digital has removed Extreme Sports Channel from its cable packages with effect from December 1. Extreme has been removed from the Familiepakken and Mine Favoritter. In its place Prime […]
TMF launches live HD channel in Belgium
MTV Networks launched its first HD channel in Europe at 6am this morning. However, for the time being the new service, known as TMF Live HD, is only available on […]
Providence invests in Volia
Providence Equity Partners is to invest over $200 million (€136.7 million) in the leading Ukrainian MSO Volia Cable. Volia Cable currently has over 700,000 RGUs in Kiev, Lviv, Alchevsk and […]
First cable deal for Austria 9 TV
The new commercial TV channel Austria 9 TV, which will launch on December 12, has signed its first distribution deal with UPC. The general entertainment channel will be available to […]
KDG reports less analogue, more digital TV subs
This morning Kabel Deutschland KDG published its figures for Q3, 2007 reporting a total of 9,155,900 cable homes (Kabel Anschluss), down from 9,571,500 a year before. However, the number of […]
Speed rains in Virgin Media
Water pipes rather than cable pipes were the primary concern to Virgin Media’s head of content Malcolm Wall at Informa’s European Media Leaders Summit in London yesterday. Wall was outlining […]
Record RGUs for Unitymedia in Q3
Unitymedia CEO Parm Sandhu has declared the ‘Jetzt digital’ campaign a success, securing about 100,000 new digital subscribers in eight weeks. Speaking to Broadband TV News this morning, Sandhu said […]