The Slovenian cable operator UPC Telemach has clarified its decision to remove some cable TV channels during Euro 2008 that caused the Association of Croatian Societies in Slovenia to request […]
Romanian DTT plans clarified
BUCHAREST BUSINESS BREAKFAST: Romania will eventually have up to eight DTT multiplexes, according to Cristian Ivanciovici, the head of the Control Department at the country’s National Broadcasting Council (CNA).
UPC Romanian digital launch nears
BUCHAREST BUSINESS BREAKFAST: UPC plans to introduce a digital cable service in Romania within the next couple of months, according to Raluca Milin, the director of marketing and sales, UPC […]
G-Sat launches DTH service on New Skies
Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI) has signed an agreement with SES-New Skies to provide multiple-transponder capacity on the NSS-11 satellite for their new G-Sat direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service […]
CSTV targets DTH homes in Australia
Chinese Satellite Communications Inc. (CSTV) has signed an agreement with SES-New Skies to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for its A-Sky-Net direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service targeting the […]
Ziggo: report about pending IPO “complete nonsense”
Following Dutch reports in Het Financiele Dagblad that cabler Ziggo was preparing an IPO, a spokesperson for the company was very quick to dismiss them as “complete nonsense”. The newspaper […]
MTV and Endemol to launch Dutch Comedy channel
MTV Networks and Endemol Nederland will launch a new Dutch comedy channel on September 1. Called Comedy Central Family, the joint venture will broadcast both Dutch comedy productions from the vaults […]
Interkabel expands digital offer, takes Prime channels
The Belgian cable operator Interkabel has lowered the pricing of its basic In-Di digital offer and will be expanding with all Prime premium movie and sports channels. Customers can now […]
Free slashes price of Canal+ Le Bouquet
French IPTV operator Free is reducing the price of Canal+ Le Bouquet to just €1 for the next three weeks. The offer, which runs between June 16 and July 4, […]
Ziggo considers stock market listing
Ziggo, now the largest cablenet in the Netherlands, is considering a stock market listing. Chief Financial Officer Walter Blom was quoted in financial daily Het Financieele Dagblad as saying the […]