The Canadian MSO Cogeco Cable is looking to acquire cable operations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to its president and CEO Louis Audet. Speaking during a media and […]
Sportdigital.tv to start October 1
This morning during a press conference in Hamburg, the new German sports channel sportdigital.tv said it will launch on the Entavio platform on Astra on October 1. The new channel […]
Cable ops outline their position to Commissioner Reding
CEOs from cable operators in Europe have met in Brussels with Commissioner Reding to discuss the main regulatory topics at stake for the European cable industry. The meeting took place […]
SPTI inks Polish VOD deal
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has signed a VOD agreement with Poland’s ITI Neovision. It will allow the latter’s DTH platform n to offer a range of SPTI blockbuster movies […]
Croatian mobile TV service mooted
T-Mobile could start a mobile TV trial in Croatia by the end of the year, according to the government minister Miroslav Kovacic. Kovacic was speaking at a conference entitled E-Content […]
Hungarian IPTV service sets target
According to a local report, the Hungarian IPTV service T-Home TV expects to have 10,000 subscribers by the end of this year. T-Home TV made its debut in Q4 2006 […]
UPC launches digital TV in Bratislava
The long-awaited debut of UPC’s digital cable service in the Czech Republic has been accompanied by the launch of one in neighbouring Slovakia. Known as UPC Digital, it is initially […]
Romanian Antena TV for sale
The Romanian entrepreneur and politician Dan Voiculescu has said that he will sell a stake of between 20-30% in the Intact Group. Speaking to the local press, he added that […]
ESPN talks up Frank
ESPN International has announced a promotion for Lynne Frank, managing director for Europe, who becomes senior vice president, ESPN International. The former Turner executive led ESPN’s recent acquisition of NASN […]
Virgin takes BBC Radio interactive
Virgin Media is to add dynamic interactive content to the BBC radio stations available on its cable platform. The content is already available on the Freeview DTT platform and elements […]