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Telecom Italia quashes sale rumours

July 18, 2007 05.58 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Telecom Italia has denied reports that it plans to sell its subsidiary Telecom Italia Media. Earlier this week reports indicated that the Italian telco was engaged in talks with Bertelsmann and Goldman Sachs Group, with a view to disposing of Telecom Italia Media for around €1 billion by the end of this month. Telecom Italia […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 18 July 2007 05:58

Digital+ inches forward

July 18, 2007 05.28 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Sogecable’s DTH platform Digital+ ended Q2 2007 with 2,056,000 subscribers, or 66,000 more than 12 months earlier. However, due to what the company describes as seasonal factors, the figure was 9,000 lower than that at end of Q1 2007. The churn rate for the platform continues to fall – 11.2% in Q2 2007, as opposed […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 18 July 2007 05:28

UKE springs into action

July 17, 2007 22.50 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has set out the Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) terms under which the cable operator Multimedia Polska will have access to the incumbent telco TPSA’s infrastructure. The regulator has already issued similar WLR decisions to 10 other companies including Tel2 Polska, Telefonia Dialog and Polkomtel. Multimedia Polska had 602,000 subscribers […]

Filed Under: Cable, Central & East Europe, Newsline Edited: 17 July 2007 22:50

Italy launches national frequency register

July 17, 2007 10.59 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Italian communications minister Paolo Gentiloni, and the Chairman of the communications guarantee authority (AGCOM), Corrado Calabrò have unveiled a single national television frequency database. The project was launched last year in an attempt to clean up Italy’s notoriously cluttered broadcast spectrum. While the ministry of communications is responsible for updating the national frequency register (RNF) […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation, Terrestrial Edited: 17 July 2007 19:25

Humax in $30m Dogan supply deal

July 17, 2007 10.43 Europe/London By Julian Clover

South Korean receiver manufacturer Humax has signed a $30 million (€21.77m) contract to supply set-top boxes to the Turkish broadcaster Dogan TV. Humax will supply the digital set-top boxes for Dogan’s new satellite TV service DSMART before the end of the year. “Based on the supply contract, we are going to establish a strategic partnership […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Edited: 17 July 2007 10:43

Cablecom backs Teleclub relaunch

July 17, 2007 10.30 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The long awaited relaunch of the Swiss premium channel Teleclub will take place on July 24. Following the settlement of a long running dispute with the cable operator Cablecom, subscribers in the region will need only a single receiver/decoder in order to view both Cablecom digital TV and Teleclub channels. A joint marketing agreement between […]

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, TV Edited: 17 July 2007 10:30

AEPOC welcomes cyber crime initiative

July 17, 2007 10.21 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The European anti-piracy association AEPOC has welcomed the European Commission’s initiative against cyber crime. The initiative is aimed at improving co-ordination between the law enforcement authorities and the private sector. “AEPOC is highly interested to see this EU Communication become a tangible reality,” said AEPOC President Jean Grenier. AEPOC believes in co-operative approaches between authorities […]

Filed Under: Newsline, People, Tech Edited: 17 July 2007 10:21

Sweden cheapest for broadband

July 17, 2007 10.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that surveyed broadband usage in 30 of the world’s most developed countries has revealed wide-ranging differences in prices and speeds. Countries that have adopted fibre networks offer users the best speeds at the lowest prices. Broadband users in Japan are able to experience of […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 17 July 2007 10:11

Sonaecom eyes cable expansion

July 17, 2007 09.32 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Portugal’s leading alternative telco Sonaecom has restated its plans to expand into the cable sector. Speaking to the local press, its CEO Angelo Pauperio said that both Cabovisao, which is currently owned by Canada’s fourth largest cable operator Cogeco Cable, and Portugal Telecom’s PT Multimedia are takeover targets. Sonaecom is backed by France Telecom and […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 17 July 2007 09:32

EC extends BTC sale probe

July 17, 2007 08.51 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The EC has extended its enquiry into AIG Global Investment Group’s proposed acquisition of a 65% stake in the incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC until the end of this month. The €1.8 billion deal was announced in May, and AIG subsequently said it planned to acquire an additional 25% stake in the company. BTC has several […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Edited: 17 July 2007 08:51

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