SES Astra has announced that its new 1M satellite has been successfully deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations.
Official launch for TeleSat
The Belgian French language DTH service TeleSat has officially been launched. The bouquet is available in two versions, named Basic and Basic Light.
Eutelsat renews contract for RAI channels
Eutelsat has announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Italian service provider Telespazio to carry all the channels from public broadcaster RAI until 2020. The lease is for […]
300 jobs saved at ONO
ONO has agreed to reduce the number of people affected by the Spanish cablenet’s redundancy programme by 24%. It follows an agreement with unions representing the majority of employees.
Eagle Rock buys into i-Concerts
Independent TV and DVD producer Eagle Rock Entertainment has acquired a 20% stake in i-concerts, Transmedia’s cross platform live music channel. Since its launch in 2005, i-concerts HDTV and VOD […]
Setanta gives Virgin action Replay
Setanta Sports is adding an on demand service to Virgin Media that will give the cablenet a potentially competitive edge over BT Vision.
Ziggo introduces free multiple cards
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo, with 3.2 million connected households, has announced it will issue multiple smart cards to its subscribers from March onwards. Up to five cards may be […]
Dutch town of Pijnacker gets HDTV
The small independent Dutch cable operator Stichting Kabeltelevisie Pijnacker has introduced a tier of seven HD channels in the town of Pijnacker.
AB launches club music channel
The French broadcasting group AB has announced the launch of a new music channel dedicated to club music called Clubbing TV. It will be available round the clock as an […]
More IPTV for ex-Yugoslavia
Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H) will see the launch of an IPTV service in the second quarter of this year.