Vodafone Portugal has launched an IPTV service, Vodafone Casa TV, offering over 100 channels in direct competition with other platforms including Cabovisão, MEO and ZON TV Cabo.
AEPOC: Pirate Party election is wake-up call
AEPOC President Jean Grenier has described the recent election in Sweden of the Pirate Party into the European Parliament as a wake-up call for national governments.
Polish media law vetoed
Polish president Lech Kaczynski has vetoed the country’s proposed new media law.
UPC Czech sets the pace
UPC Czech may start offering internet access at speeds of between 50-100 Mbps as soon as the beginning of this September.
Romanian internet usage takes off
Some 3.7 million Romanians access the internet on a daily basis, while almost two-thirds (59.8%) of Romanian homes in urban areas have an internet connection.
German Free TV Group joins HD+ platform
12.00 Update: ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG will broadcast its three main channels, Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins, in HD versions as part of the new HD+ platform on Astra at 19.2 […]
LA Muscle TV launches on Sky
LA Muscle TV will launch on Sky on July 27, claiming to be “the first channel completely dedicated to health, fitness & lifestyle available on Sky this summer”, though rivals […]
TV Vlaanderen offers receiver exchange
The Belgian DTH satellite platform TV Vlaanderen is offering free certified receivers to those viewers experiencing reception problems following the card change to Mediaguard 3.
Italian regulator investigates RAI-Sky withdrawal
Agcom is to investigate whether the possibility of RAI pulling its channels from Sky Italia in favour of Tivù Sat would be in breach of the public broadcaster’s platform neutrality. […]
Digital+ subs fall below 2 million
Subscriber revenues at Prisa’s Digital+ declined by 10.7% in the first half of 2009 to €529.83 million.