Kabel Deutschland has signed a €650 million Senior Term Loan Facility that will provide funding for the group’s purchase of the 1.2 million subscriber Orion Network. The Orion purchase will […]
VOOM joins HOT HD package
UPDATE Israeli cablenet HOT is close to signing the US HD showcase channel VOOM to its planned high definition package. Both HOT and DTH rival YES have plans to introduce […]
INEA triples digital sub total
The Polish regional cable operation INEA has announced that its digital TV subscriber total now stands at 21,500, or three times the number a year ago. At the same time, […]
Coditel to boost digital offer in Luxembourg
Luxembourg cable operator Coditel is planning to boost its digital offer from early next year and also start to offer digital television in those municipalities that so far only have […]
Numericable goes wireless with Netgear
Numericable has begun to offer Netgear wireless modems to its customers. The French cablenet is providing customers with Netgear’s EuroDOCSIS 2.0 compliant Wireless Cable Voice Gateway (CVG834G) as part of […]
EuroNews must carry in Switzerland; on demand on Lufthansa
EuroNews announced that it has obtained must-carry channel status in Switzerland. From today, the channel will be available on all analogue networks of Cablecom, which reaches 2.5 million households. The […]
Telenet starts proceedings against Walloon cable deal
Belgian cable operator Telenet has started proceedings with the State Council about the sale of eight Walloon cable operators to the joint venture of Tecteo (the former ALE-Teledis) and Brutélé. […]
Belgium allowed to apply must carry in Brussels
The Belgian government is allowed to apply must carry rules to secure carriage of Flemish TV channels on the cable networks in Brussels, according to the Solicitor General of the […]
750,000 subs for Kabel Digital Home
The German cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG has said it has reached 750,000 subscribers 38 months after the introduction of the Kabel Digital Home service. It will also increase the […]
Consumer watchdog criticises analogue price hike
The Verbracherzentrale NRW, the consumer watchdog for the German state of Nord Rhine-Westphalia, has criticised the price hike of basic analogue cable subscription fees by Unitymedia. From January 1, 2008, […]