IBC 2007 – AMSTERDAM. During a press briefing at IBC, Canal Digitaal’s COO Kees Färber said the company plans to introduce push-VOD services sometime next year. The move is part […]
Multimedia prepares VOD launch
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska will roll out its VOD service this month, according to the company’s president Andrzej Rogowski. Speaking to the local press, he added that he expects […]
Warner launches ‘day-and-date VOD’ in Benelux
Warner Bros will offer a number of its main movie titles under the new ‘day-and-date VOD’ concept with a number of operators. KPN Interactieve TV and UPC in The Netherlands […]
Telia squeezes movie windows
Subscribers to Telia’s IPTV service in Sweden will be able to enjoy video on demand movies at the same time as they are distributed to the country’s video stores. Telia, […]
Belgacom TV gains 51,683 subs
Belgian incumbent telecoms operator Belgacom has gained 51,683 new subscribers for its IPTV service in the first half of 2007. Of these, 41,857 subscribers were added during the second quarter, […]
US consumers not satisfied with video downloads
A new survey from market research firm Parks Associates has found that few consumers in the US are satisfied with the videos they download from the Internet. Just 16% say […]
Swiss pubcasters launch movie portal
SRG SSR idée Suisse is launching an on demand film service at the Locarno Film Festival this week. The public broadcaster is making the service available through three separate language […]
Sky launches mobile Premiership coverage
BSkyB has announced plans for an on demand football service that will bring Premiership coverage across all of the UK and Ireland’s major mobile networks. 24-7 Football is being launched […]
Versatel slowly grows Tele2 triple-play business
The Benelux broadband operator Versatel added 16,000 subscribers to its Dutch ADSL2+ delivered triple play service Tele2 Vision during the second quarter, taking the total to approximately 164,000. As of […]
Canal and Disney sign VOD deal
Canal+ and Disney International Television have announced an agreement for the distribution of more than 170 movies on a VOD basis. Under the terms of the deal, the movies, from […]