Czech TV stations are being forced to make cutbacks due to the global financial crisis.
OpenTV in the Mood for Core2 update
OpenTV is taking a new approach to content discovery. The latest version of its Core2 middleware will include an integrated search that will analyse video content by moods, plots, and […]
Pressure mounts on Orion
US investment funds EOS and Viathon have launched a €550 million action against the parent company of Orion Cable, Germany’s third largest operator, which trades under the Primacom and Tele […]
CTC Media set to expand
Russia’s CTC Media is looking to expand its presence outside the country.
Surprise cable deals in Romania
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom has re-entered the country’s cable market, four years after selling Cable Vision of Romania to UPC for a reported €8 million.
Rovi takes KDG under its wing
Rovi has signed a patent licensing agreement with Kabel Deutschland. It falls under the recent understanding between NDS and Rovi, signed at the end of April, in which NDS signed […]
Hungarian merger scuppered
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has ruled against Magyar Telekom’s proposed take-over of ViDaNet.
Czech TV reveals HD plans
The Czech public broadcaster CT will start trial satellite HD transmissions on August 31, with a view to launching a full service in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games […]
Boost for Ukrainian pay-TV
ISTIL Group has finalised an investment in the Ukrainian pay-TV company Poverhnost.
Comstar consolidation under way
Russia’s Comstar-UTS has completed the first stage of a restructuring process, merging seven of its largest subsidiaries into Comstar-Regions.