The Polish DTH platform n should break even this year, according to Maciej Sojka, the president of ITI Neovision.
300 jobs saved at ONO
ONO has agreed to reduce the number of people affected by the Spanish cablenet’s redundancy programme by 24%. It follows an agreement with unions representing the majority of employees.
Kanal Lokal enters bankruptcy
The Swedish Kanal Lokal is to declare itself bankrupt after a dramatic fall in advertising revenue. The network operates stations in Stockholm, Östergötland, Göteborg and Skåne.
MTV promotes CEE exec
Izabella Wiley has been promoted to the post of Senior VP and general manager, MTV Networks Poland.
Eagle Rock buys into i-Concerts
Independent TV and DVD producer Eagle Rock Entertainment has acquired a 20% stake in i-concerts, Transmedia’s cross platform live music channel. Since its launch in 2005, i-concerts HDTV and VOD […]
Setanta gives Virgin action Replay
Setanta Sports is adding an on demand service to Virgin Media that will give the cablenet a potentially competitive edge over BT Vision.
January 29 launch set for Philips 21:9 set
The Dutch consumer electronics firm Philips has confirmed it will officially launch the first cinematic widescreen TV set with a 21:9 aspect ratio on January 29. Sets will become available […]
SBS Belgium appoints Tacheny
SBS Belgium has announced the appointment of Thierry Tacheny as its new CEO. The broadcaster operates two channels – VT4 and VijfTV – in the Dutch speaking part of the […]
Ziggo introduces free multiple cards
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo, with 3.2 million connected households, has announced it will issue multiple smart cards to its subscribers from March onwards. Up to five cards may be […]
Dutch town of Pijnacker gets HDTV
The small independent Dutch cable operator Stichting Kabeltelevisie Pijnacker has introduced a tier of seven HD channels in the town of Pijnacker.