17.6 million TV households in Germany received HD television at the end of 2014 – an increase by 24% within 12 months (2013: 14.2 million).
Bezeq takes control of Yes
Bezeq takes control of Yes Bezeq is to purchase the outstanding 50.22% of Israeli satellite platform Yes from partner Eurocom.
Skylink fees set to rise
The cost of receiving the DTH services provided by Skylink and its sister platform CS Link is to increase significantly from the beginning of April.
Eutelsat inks United Group deal
United Group and Eutelsat have extended their cooperation with a long-running extension of agreements for capacity on Eutelsat 16A.
NC+ holds steady as TVN turns corner
The Polish TVN-backed DTH platform nc+ ended 2014 with 2.15 million post-paid subscribers, a total unchanged on the one three months earlier.
Paramount cooperation with Tricolor continues
Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor TV plans to offer its viewers around 160 movies to which Paramount Pictures owns the rights this year.
Sky to develop Boxed sets; caution on 4k
Sky plans to further develop its Boxed Sets offering after revealing an increase of nearly 50% on the number of downloads and streams in 2013.
Sky churn at 12 year low
Sky’s first financial report since the consolidation of the German and Italian businesses delivered falling churn across the board as customers increasingly enjoy on demand services.
Freesat adds another 24,000 homes
Freesat added a further 24,000 homes to its installed base in the final quarter of 2014.
Sky to launch mobile in 2016
Sky is to launch its first mobile voice and data services in 2016 following the signature of an MVNO agreement with Telefónica UK, known as O2.