Spanish cablenet ONO came in ahead of guidance in 2008 as the company achieved its first positive cashflow since it was established.
Comstar re-organisation continues
Russia’s Comstar-UTS has made a key appointment as it continues to restructure its regional operations.
ORS Bulgarian deal hits snag
The sale of the incumbent Bulgarian telco’s transmission company NURTS to Austria’s ORS has run into difficulties.
Platform n sets ambitious targets
The Polish new generation DTH platform n aims to have almost 1.5 million subscribers by 2012, according to its president Maciej Sojka.
Polsat takes control of Superstacja
Polsat has taken indirect, though at the same time complete, control of the entertainment-based cable and satellite channel Superstacja.
Ziggo biggest ISP in Holland
With 1.408 million connected households to its broadband access service, the Dutch cabler Ziggo is now the biggest ISP of the country.
Cable Europe critical of TDC decision
Cable Europe has criticised a European Commission decision that allows direct regulatory control over the incumbent operator TDC, its cable network YouSee, and wholesale broadband access.
Eutelsat commissions W3C satellite
Eutelsat Communications has announced that Thales Alenia Space has been commissioned to build the W3C satellite. Eutelsat will select the launcher for the satellite separately at a later stage.
Astra increases German reach
SES Astra has maintained its position as the leading infrastructure for digital TV in Germany, reaching 11.1 million homes at the end of 2008.
Bloomberg ends all language versions
Bloomberg has now ceased all language versions of its international economic news channels, replacing German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and French services with its English language feed.