The European Court of Justice has ruled that national laws that prohibit the import, sale of use of overseas smart cards are contrary to the freedom to provide services.
Luxembourg group buys Skylink
The leading Czech and Slovak DTH platform Skylink has been bought by the M7 Group, the Luxembourg-based owners of the rival operation CS Link for an undisclosed sum. Unconfirmed reports […]
Rebrand for Spain’s Digital+
The Spanish pay-TV platform Digital+ is to be rebranded as Canal+ from October 17. It’s part of a company wide process conducted by parent Prisa, which is seeking to carry […]
Russia goes for DVB-T2
Russia has decided to opt for the DVB-T2 standard for its digital terrestrial services and will now set up pilots in eight cities.
Kroes: cable can take on the incumbents
Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for Europe’s Digital Agenda, has said cable has an important role to play in reaching the European Commission’s target of 100 Mbps broadband connections for half of […]
CEE region drives fibre growth
Europe, excluding Russia, ended the second quarter with 5 million FTTH/B subscribers out of 28 million homes passed, according to an announcement at the Broadband World Forum in Paris.
PSBs gain in YouView EPG proposals
Public service broadcasters will be given prominence on the YouView EPG for both channels and search, under proposals from the hybrid TV venture.
Dish Network streaming Blockbuster movies
VIDEO. US satellite DTH operator Dish Network has announced that it will start to offer streaming movies and TV series under the Blockbuster brand. The new service aims to compete […]
CEOs disagree on October 4th rights ruling
EuroSummit ’11. The possible verdict of the forthcoming European Court of Justice ruling, due on October 4, which could see the breakdown of rights sales by territory, brought rare disagreement […]
Horizon is UPC’s gift of love
CTAM EuroSummit ’11. “Emotion is the only thing that matters with marketing,” said UPC Broadband’s Doron Hacmon during the opening keynote. “You need to wow your customers and do it […]