Canal+ HD has become Spain’s first HD channel on Astra and is part of Sogecable’s digital pay-TV package Digital+. SES Astra had announced an agreement with Sogecable in October 2007
Orange to partner with Samsung for DTH
Orange will partner with Samsung for the introduction of its DTH service, said chairman Didier Lombard to French newspaper Les Echos. The receivers will be equipped with a PVR and […]
Digital growth for Unitymedia
The German cable operator Unitymedia has said its digital TV subscriber base increased by 196,000 in Q4 2007 to 789,000, accounting for 17% of basic cable subscribers. The basic cable […]
Belgacom TV to launch HD service over IP
The Belgian IPTV provider Belgacom TV will launch an HD service as part of its IPTV offer this April, the company has announced. The new service is possible with the […]
Current TV signs Sky Italia deal
Current TV has signed a distribution deal with Sky Italia to bring the viewer-generated content channel to Italy. The deal, which calls for an Italian version of Current TV, will […]
Barak Bar-Cohen to head Narrowstep
Narrowstep, the TV on the Internet company, today announced the appointment of Barak Bar-Cohen as president and COO.
TV4 Sweden goes sci-fi
Swedish commercial network TV4 is adding sci-fi to its suite of thematic channels.
Comstar maps out Southern strategy
Comstar UTS has announced a business development strategy for Russia’s Southern Federal District that envisages the creation of a new regional division called ‘Southern Branch’.
KinoTV pulls in Finnish audiences
Finland’s newly launched pay-TV channel KinoTV had reached 61,000 subscribers by the end of December, just three months after launch, according to SWelcom.
UK TV viewing to rise by 4%
Total television viewing is likely to increase by over 4% in the next five years.