Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo will add NBC Universal’s Sci-Fi and 13th Street to its line-up of digital channels on May 1.
New satellite for Eutelsat Kabelkiosk
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Cabovisão in €247m writedown
Cabovisão’s Canadian owner Cogeco has been forced to make a C$399.6 million (€247.05m) writedown as competitive pressures continued to take their toll on the Portuguese cablenet.
Premiere adds Spiegel Geschichte
The German premium TV platform Premiere will add Spiegel Geschichte (Spiegel History) to its line-up of channels this summer.
Blow for Slovenian DTT
Slovenia’s first DTT multiplex has found itself without the leading commercial channels Pop TV, Kanal A and TV Pika.
SES seeks Polish Astra2Connect boost
SES Astra hopes to shortly boost the take-up of its Astra2Connect service in Poland.
ER-Telecom expands reach
The Russian cable operator ER-Telecom says it has secured 25,000 cable and 17,000 broadband internet subscribers in the city of Yoshkar-Ola.
Tele2 adds SBS catch-up TV
The Dutch IPTV provider Tele2 Vision has added SBS gemist, the Catch-up TV service from the commercial broadcaster.
New landmark for Sky Link
The Czech/Slovak pre-pay DTH platform Sky Link now has over 600,000 customers.
DTT interest mounts in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s forthcoming DTT tenders for two multiplexes are already attracting strong interest.