The Middle-Eastern premium DTH operator Orbit has teamed up with Eutelsat’s German visAvision subsidiary for distribution of three of its Arabic premium channels on the Eutelsat KabelKiosk platform. By doing […]
550,000 digital TV homes for Unitymedia
Unitymedia, the cable operator in Hesse and Nordrhine-Westfalia, has said it has reached 550,000 digital TV homes, a fivefold increase since 2006. The company also has 200,00 broadband customers and […]
Teleset launches cable service
The Russian telco Teleset has launched a cable service on its fibre-optic network in the city of Kazan. Offering around 40 channels for $5 (€3.66) a month, compared to the […]
Berkett applies for Virgin Media job
Virgin Media’s acting CEO Neil Berkett has said he is treating his time in charge of the cablenet as if he were already in post. In an interview with the […]
Vectra reveals digital plans
Speaking to the local press, Tomasz Zuranski, the president of Poland’s second largest MSO Vectra, has said that it plans to spend PLN120 million (€31.5 million) on the further roll […]
Cable cabinet reshuffle
Julian Clover on the departure of Virgin Media CEO Steve Burch. Being the head of a UK cable is a little bit like being the minister for Northern Ireland during […]
Burch absent from Virgin sale talks
It has emerged that outgoing Virgin Media CEO Steve Burch has had no involvement in the sale of the cablenet for over two and a half months. The information came […]
Multimedia invests in upgrade
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska has announced that it intends to spend around PLN30 million (€7.83 million) this year on upgrading its infrastructure. Multimedia Polska. Earlier this month Multimedia Polska […]
C-COR turns profit thanks to litigation
Network vendor C-COR has reported increased year-on-year sales for its fourth quarter and full year. However, both its income and results from one off gains are down. Net sales from […]
Kabel Deutschland reports upward trends
Kabel Deutschland KDG, Germany’s largest cable operator, has reported an upward trend and success in the marketing of broadband and telephony services over the network. In the second quarter of […]