The leading Spanish cable operator ONO lost 4,000 TV customers in Q2, ending June with a total of 966,000. Cable TV customers as a proportion of its subscriber base meanwhile […]
Triple play drives ZON growth
Triple play services are contributing to strong ARPU growth for the Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON. On the other hand, it is losing both cable and DTH subscribers.
Mixed picture for MTG
Viasat’s Nordic pay-TV business has reported increased profitability and growing margins, while the company’s Baltic operations continue to feel the squeeze from a tough advertising market and rising churn.
MHEG confirmed for Irish market
Ireland’s public broadcaster RTE has confirmed it will be using MHEG-5 as the middleware for the Irish digital terrestrial system.
Discovery Europe licensed for 3DTV
Discovery Channel has received a licence from the UK communications regulator Ofcom for a potential 3D channel.
French pay radio acquires Worldspace assets
Onde Numérique, a French pay radio operation founded by former Worldspace executive Franz Cantarano has acquired some of the liquidated assets of the Worldspace organisation.
Good performance from Cablecom CI+
Liberty Global’s first CI Plus deployment has got off to a good start, with the Swiss cable operator Cablecom posting over 6,000 DigiCards in use at the end of June.
New look to UPC Nederland EPG
UPC Nederland has upgraded the electronic programme guide carried on its Mediabox receiver.
Swisscom TV growth mitigates profit drop
Swisscom TV came close to doubling its IPTV subscribers in the 12 months, growing its installed base by 92.1% to 317,000.
Sky Movie rights face Ofcom WMO
Sky faces further regulation of its premium content after Ofcom confirmed plans to refer the sale of pay-TV movie rights to the Competition Commission.