BSkyB has announced details of its new service that will bring together TV, broadband and telephony services for DTT viewers. It builds on the success of its broadband offer to […]
Serbia set for ad boom time
According to ZenithOptimedia, Serbia is likely to have the world’s fastest-growing ad market between 2006-9, with four other CEE countries also appearing in the top 10. However, its projected expansion […]
Digital boost for Czech Republic
The Czech parliament is reported to have endorsed an amendment to the country’s media legislation that should provide impetus for the transition to digital broadcasting. It will see digital licences […]
Setanta leans on Virgin package
Subscriber numbers to the Setanta Sports package have risen to two million following the sweetheart carriage deal with cablenet Virgin Media. Around 1.2 million of Setanta’s subscribers receive the premium […]
UPC adds Visiware interactive games
UPC Netherlands has launched a number of games from the French maker of interactive TV games Visiware. A series of eight games that can be played on-screen using the remote […]
BFM claims French news leadership on DTT
BFM TV now claims leadership among the French news channels on France’s DTT platform. After a complete relaunch of the channel in June, its viewing share was 1% in the […]
Chellomedia snaps up thematic channels
Liberty Global’s chellomedia has acquired the thematic channels TV Paprika, TV Deko and Filmmúzeum in separate transactions for undisclosed fees. TV Paprika and TV Deko are cookery and lifestyle channels […]
Dutch football reaches cable
Dutch cable networks will now once again be able to offer their subscribers live football from the Tele2 Live Eredivisie Voetbal channels. For the past two years Dutch football has […]
Premiere unlocks channels for Cryptoworks
On November 2, 2007, a number of Premiere channels will become available to viewers in Austria using the Cryptoworks encryption system by joining the ORF DTH platform. The German pay-TV […]
BigBang for BigBand as revenue expectations deflate
Switched digital video and data head-end equipment vendor Bigband Networks has warned that its Q3 revenues will be in the $35-39 million range,as opposed to the expected $54-58 million. The […]