TivùSat has given details of the receiver-decoders that will be required to receive the Italian free-to-view platform at launch on July 31.
TV3 to stay on Baltkom
The leading Latvian cable operator Baltkom has said it has no intention of withdrawing Viasat’s TV3 from its offer.
ORS expresses Slovak DTT doubts
Doubts have been raised by Austria’s ORS about the re-run of Slovakia’s DTT tender.
RTL launches HD channels, VOD on UPC
Two of the four Dutch RTL channels will be available on UPC nets in an HD simulcast from October onwards.
Internet shields Telenor subscriber losses
Broadband internet provided a welcome boost for Telenor’s Broadcast division in the second quarter.
Romania opens DTT services tender
Romkatel and France’s TDF have signed up for a DTT services tender being organised by Romania’s National Society for Radiocommunications (SNR).
US VOD transactions jump 15%
June 2009 was th best-ever month for VOD in the US, delivering more than 589 million transactions.
France creates fund for ASO
The French prime minister François Fillon has decided to establish a new fund to subsidise lower income families to switch to digital television.
Canal Digitaal starts receiver swap
Following problems with the switchover to the Mediaguard 3 encryption system, the Dutch DTH provider Canal Digitaal Satelliet is now offering a free receiver in exchange for an old (non-certified) […]
Viasat passes 100,000 IPTV subs
Viasat Broadcasting’s Nordic pay-TV business increased by 10% year-on-year, but the satcaster is facing an underlying fall in ARPU as a result of weighting subscriber acquisition towards IPTV.