BSkyB has made a private placement with institutional investors to raise $600 million (€474m). The Notes will pay 9.5% interest and mature on November 15, 2018.
NetCity back on the agenda
ACC Broadband Convention – Bucharest. The NetCity project has once more become a subject for debate as Romania gears up for a general election, due to take place on November […]
Hot Bird Awards honour content
Planete, Sky Cinema, NTV Plus and Orange have been recognised in the Hot Bird TV Awards, the annual celebration of content broadcast on the Eutelsat satellites, organised by the operator […]
Romania looks to the future
ACC Broadband Convention – Bucharest. Romania is unlikely to experience a recession in its telecom market, according to Dorin Liviu Nistoran, the president of the National Authority for Communications (ANC).
Canal Digitaal switches to MediaGuard 3
Dutch DTH platform Canal Digitaal Satelliet and its Belgian counterpart TV Vlaanderen will switch to MediaGuard 3 encoding during the next few months. The operator is following in the footsteps […]
10,000 HD homes for UPC Austria
UPC Austria says it has welcomed its 10,000th HD customer, a Ms Romana Ross from Kaltenleutgeben. The operator launched its HD offer in May 2008. Part of the offer is […]
Serbia Broadband makes internet move
The Belgrade-based MSO Serbia Broadband (SBB) has applied for a permit to provide wholesale internet services and expects to receive approval from the Telecommunication Agency (RATEL) within three weeks, according […]
Telenet shakes up Interkabel
Telenet says it has signed 30,000 new customers to its digital TV service in the month since the Flemish cabler launched in the Interkabel area.
BT Vision adds ITV catch-up
ITV has signed a new agreement with BT Vision to supply a range of current and library programming, the first such deal made by the broadcaster.
BSkyB to challenge ITV ruling
BSkyB looks likely to make an Appeal Court challenge to the ruling that would require it to sell down its 17.9% stake in ITV plc, according to weekend media reports.