Norwegian IPTV provider Bredbåndsaktøren Lyse says it has come under pressure from commercial channel TV2 to take its full suite of channels.
One third of UK TVs still analogue
At least 18 million TV sets have still to be converted to digital reception, according to the switchover body Digital UK. The figure represents about 30% of the 60 million […]
TechniSat extends Bulgarian supply chain
TechniSat Digital has extended its supply agreement with the Bulgarian DTH platform ITV Partner by a further two years.
BT names two new fibre pilots
BT Openreach, the telco’s local access network division, has announced two new sites for operational pilots of fibre to the cabinet (FTTC). The exchanges in Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, […]
Fastweb launches i-concerts branded VOD
Italian IPTV platform Fastweb has added a new on demand channel from i-concerts, the first time the music provider has launched a branded service in Italy.
Virgin Media in on demand ad trial
Virgin Media is this week launching a dynamic advertising trial over its on demand TV platform. The three-month long trial to homes in North London will carry advertising from brands […]
Premiere mulls shift in set-top business model
Premiere is considering a shift towards a vertical market for its set-top boxes similar to that used by News Corp-owned pay-TV platforms. Several hundred thousand subscribers could be affected by […]
Rush launches on Eutelsat Kabelkiosk
Voom HD Networks and Eutelsat visAvision have announced the launch of Rush on the KabelKiosk platform.
New music channel for Slovakia
Slovakia will shortly see the launch of a new music channel.
Qatar rolls out DVB-H with OMA BCast
Telecommunications service provider Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed the world’s first commercial mobile TV deployment contract based on DVB-H and OMA BCast smart card profile technology, […]