Internet TV provider Brightcove has announced plans to expand further into Europe through the opening of a new central London office. The US company has also announced two new UK […]
Babelgum sounds the GONG for Anime
Broadband TV network Babelgum has reached agreement with the UK-based Anime channel GONG. The channel will be available in Europe and North America and will feature the Japanese style animation […]
TNT reduces French Mediacabsat shares
The increasing impact of the digital terrestrial ‘TNT’ network has resulted in an overall fall in the audiences to the thematic channels from 36.9% in June 2006 to 36% in […]
Here comes summer and the Swedes are bringing the PC
As the Swedish head to their summer homes, three out of five will be taking a computer with them or already have one installed in their holiday residence, this is […]
EUR200 subsidies on Italian digital TVs
The Italian government has announced plans to provide subsidies of up to €200 on the purchase of new television sets that feature a digital tuner. It follows recent clearance received […]
New exec for Liberty
Balan Nair is to become the Senior VP and CTO at Liberty Global. He is currently the CTO and Executive VP at AOL and previously spent 12 years at Qwest, […]
Polish Aster plans to go mobile
The Polish cable operator Aster Group is likely to be a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) by the end of the year. Local reports say it is already engaged in […]
Ericsson pilots CYTA fibre to the home
Ericsson has signed up Cypriot incumbent telco CYTA, Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, as its first European customer for a Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) network based on the vendor’s GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) […]
Astra 1L ready as 2C prepares to move
SES Astra has announced that the Astra 1L satellite has been successfully deployed at the prime 19.2 degrees East orbital slot. The Lockheed Martin built satellite was launched from Kourou, […]
Broadband boosts Sky figures
BSkyB saw its net subscriber figure rise by 90,000 in the quarter to June 30, bringing the total to 8.582 million, or 17% more than in the corresponding period last […]