Eutelsat has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract with Media Group Ukraine (MGU) for broadcasting services on Eutelsat 9B.
Major change for Russian DTH on the horizon
Russian satellite operators may soon be required to provide access to the 20 main TV channels to the country’s 800,000 homes not reached by DTT services.
nc+ secures key UEFA football rights
The Polish DTH platform nc+ will continue to show its subscribers UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches thanks to an agreement with the national commercial broadcaster Polsat.
simpliTV Austria to add DMAX, TLC, Eurosport 1 in HD
DMAX, TLC and Eurosport 1 will in future also be available in HD quality on the DTH satellite version of Austrian TV platform simpliTV.
Cyfrowy Polsat preparing ‘Evobox Lite’
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat will shortly release a new proprietary receiver known as the Evobox Lite.
RTL UHD to show live football matches
German commercial broadcaster RTL willl transmit four football matches live on its linear Ultra HD test channel.
New landmark for Russia’s MTS
The Russian telco MTS ended the first half of 2018 with over 500,000 subscribers to its satellite TV services.
Cyfrowy Polsat to appeal tax decision
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat has signalled its intention to appeal against a ruling on uncollected tax totalling PLN24.3 million (€5.6 million) plus interest.
EXCLUSIVE: ProSiebenSat.1 to launch UHD service on July 22 [Update]
German commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 will launch its Ultra HD (UHD) service on July 22, 2018 with a special edition of science programme Galileo.
B2B boosts Russia’s Orion
The first half of this year was the most successful to date for the Russian DTH platform operator Orion’s B2B activities.