Turner Broadcasting’s female skewed channel Glitz is also launching on Liberty Global’s German nets Kabel BW and Unitymedia. In May, Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV service Entertain will also add the channel […]
Euro broadcasters invest €15 bn in content
European commercial broadcasters contribute €15 billion annually by investing in programme content in the digital economy, according to a new study Audiovisual Content and Online Growth.
Viasat gains and loses pay subs
Viasat’s premium pay-TV subscriber total in the Nordic region fell by 19,000 in the first quarter to 1,039,000.
Toya deploys fibre network
The Polish cable operator Toya has deployed a FTTH network that employs GPON technology supplied by Vector and allows for download speeds of up to 1 Gbps for individual subscribers.
Blizoo chooses new head
Yavor Adel has been appointed the new CEO of Blizoo Media & Broadband, the leading cable operator in Bulgaria.
Newcomers and broadcasters battle OTT market
A growing appetite for video content over the internet has attracted a host of new digital services, devices and brands to the market, according to a new study by Accenture.
Thema supplies 47 ethnic TV channels to Virgin
Thema has signed an agreement with Virgin France’s IPTV service for the distribution of 47 channels addressing the main foreign communities from Arabic countries, Africa, Germany, Comoros islands, Turkey, Russia […]
Certification wave from Cable Europe Labs
The Cable Europe Labs Certification Board has announced that products from Cisco, Samsung and Technicolor have been certified and that a CMTS from Motorola has been granted a ‘verified for […]
HD Austria adds Super RTL HD
HD Austria, part of the M7 Group, is adding Super RTL HD to it’s line up of channels. The DTH platform is also adding the Austrian versions of the other […]
EBU backing hybrid broadcasting initiative
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is one of 13 international organisations that have thrown their weight behind the Future of Broadcast Television (FOBTV) initiative.