The German cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG has said it has reached 750,000 subscribers 38 months after the introduction of the Kabel Digital Home service. It will also increase the […]
Austria to get 15 channels of mobile TV
The Austrian transmitter facilities company ORS has invited all interested parties to a roundtable discussion on November 14 on the introduction of DVB-H. The company plans to introduce a 15-channel […]
French DTT viewers need to re-tune
Following the introduction of a new order to some of the channels on the French DTT platform (TNT), some people will have to re-tune their digital receiver, according to the […]
Whitehaven: seven days on
Julian Clover looks back on Whitehaven’s switch to digital transmission with the man responsible. One week on and Peter Heslop, DSO programme director at transmission company Arqiva is looking back […]
FX in 4oD download deal
Channel 4 has struck a third party deal with News Corp-owned FX that will see programming from the channel made available to download from 4oD. It follows similar deals with […]
Good year for O2TV
The Czech Republic’s incumbent telco Telefónica O2 ended the third quarter with 545,000 ADSL subscribers and 53,000 receiving its IPTV service O2TV. At the same time, its consolidated net income […]
Sogecable signs for Astra HD capacity
Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable is taking an additional transponder on SES-Astra’s prime orbital slot at 19 degrees East. The operator of the Digital+ and Canal+ brands is launching a new […]
Consumer watchdog criticises analogue price hike
The Verbracherzentrale NRW, the consumer watchdog for the German state of Nord Rhine-Westphalia, has criticised the price hike of basic analogue cable subscription fees by Unitymedia. From January 1, 2008, […]
ORF to introduce digital cable multiplex
The Austrian public broadcaster ORF and media authority RTR are to introduce a special digital multiplex for cable before the end of the year. The bouquet will initially be offered […]
ANGA welcomes EC ruling; LfM disappointed
The association of German cable operators ANGA is pleased with the recent ruling of the European Commission, which prohibits DTT subsidies to private broadcasters by the state of Nord Rhine […]