Chellomedia announced today the acquisition of a 25% interest in Shorts International Ltd, the creator of ShortsTV, the television channel which is distributed on cable in France, Belgium and Luxembourg, […]
250,000 mobile TV subscribers for Canal+
The French Canal+ Group said it has now reached 250,000 subscribers for its mobile TV service on the SFR and Bouygues Telecom networks using 3G, 3G+ and EDGE unicast technology.
Viasat grows Nordic FTA sales
Viasat Broadcasting has announced an increase in net sales of 17% year-on-year to SEK2,571 million in the fourth quarter to following a free-to-air sales growth of 14% in the Scandinavian […]
TVP opts for MPEG-4
The Polish public broadcaster TVP is expected to switch its DTT trial in Warsaw entirely to MPEG-4 today, according to a local report.
Ups and downs for Magyar Telekom
Year-end figures published by the incumbent Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom show that it ended 2007 with 717,000 ADSL and cable broadband subscribers.
VimpelCom closes in on GT
The sale of Golden Telecom to VimpelCom, creating in the process what will be the leading telecom company in Russia, has moved a stage closer.
Russia ponders ‘farming’ channel
Russia’s likely future president Dmitry Medvedev has called for the launch of a 24-hour channel aimed solely at people working in the agricultural sector.
Card hack reduces Premiere sales
Premiere has given further details of the hack on its smart card security and has admitted the breach has impacted on its post-Christmas sales.
ProSiebenSat.1 ends HD simulcasts
The German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has decided to stop simulcasting the HD versions of its two main channels, ProSieben and Sat.1 on Astra.
Eutelsat raises 2007-2008 outlook
Eutelsat Communications has increased net income by 18.5% and added 3.4% to its revenues as the Paris-based satellite operator reported its first half results ending December 31, 2007. The company […]