The Dutch DTH provider Canal Digitaal Satelliet says it has now reached one million active smart cards, making it once more the largest digital provider. However, the number of cards […]
France: number of DTT receivers doubled
In the past year, the number of DTT receivers sold or rented out in France more than doubled to 17.4 million, according to research from GfK. Since March 2005, 13,006,000 […]
Mixed picture for European VOD
CABLE CONGRESS 2008 – MADRID. Virgin Media’s VOD service had 38 million views in March, according to Kevin O’Neil, the company’s head of on demand.
20,000 homes for Alice Home TV
The German IPTV provider Alice Home TV, part of Hansenet in Hamburg and a fully owned subsidiary of Telecom Italia, has said it has now reached 20,000 connected homes.
Hungarian DTT bidders revealed
The Hungarian National Communications Authority (NHH) says that it has received a total of four bids for the DVB-T and T-DAB licences it is advertising.
Amos-3 launch delay
Spacecom has announced the postponement of the launch of the Amos-3 satellite.
Virgin Media defends HD policy
CABLE CONGRESS 2008 – MADRID. Virgin Media CTO Howard Watson has defended the cablenet’s policy of transmitting just one HD channel on its network. “We don’t have the ‘never the […]
Europe, China lead digital cable drive
CABLE CONGRESS 2008 – MADRID. The take-up of digital cable services in Europe is growing fast and should almost catch up that in the US in 2012.
New president for Cable Europe
CABLE CONGRESS 2008 – MADRID. Manuel Kohnstamm has been appointed the new president of Cable Europe.
Two bid for Portugal DTT
Portugal Telecom has as expected become the principal bidder for DTT licences in the country. Sweden’s Airplus has also submitted a bid for a licence that covers pay-TV services alone.