A new test with regional TV advertising by Liberty Global’s Unitymedia and the ProSiebenSat.1 group has sparked protests from newspaper publishers and commercial radio stations.
Industry undecided on connected TV strategies
Leading TV executives were left undecided as to which company has the most effective connected TV strategy, highlighted a recent study.
Ukrainian cable deal on horizon
The Czech investment group PPF is close to exiting the cable market in Ukraine.
Macedonia prepares for ASO
Macedonia has moved a stage closer to digitisation following the award of a national DTT operator licence to a company named Veselin by the country’s Agency for Electronic Communication (AEK).
ONO completes multistage refinancing
Indebted cablenet ONO has completed a refinancing across 12 different lenders.
UPC launches CI Plus module in Austria
Following deployment of the CI Plus modules in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, UPC Austria has now also started offering CI Plus to its digital TV subscribers.
Cameron knew of Hunt’s BSkyB support
Prime Minister David Cameron was made aware of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s support for News Corp’s BSkyB takeover bid just a month before he was given responsibility to oversee the […]
Dutch cable continues to lose market share
Ziggo and UPC, the two largest cable operators in the Netherlands, continue to lose market share.
CME on demand takes off
The Voyo on demand service operated by CME in its six Central and East European markets now has around 55,000 subscribers, according to David Sach, the company’s CFO.
Lithuanian cableco set to invest
Lithuania’s Init group, whose interests include the cable companies Vinita, Palsatas and Teletronica, plans to invest LTL50 million (€14.47 million) on new technology, modernising equipment and network development following its […]