Harmonic has acquired the transcoding software vendor Rhozet Corporation for $15.5 million (€11.3 million) in a mixture of cash and 1.1 million Harmonic shares to compliment its line of compression […]
Ofcom renews L-band consultation
Ofcom has announced a further consultation on the proposed auction for spectrum between 1452 and 1492 MHz. The consultation is designed to address some of the issues that came out […]
Q2 sales rise for Canal Plus
Second quarter sales at Canal Plus rose to €438.7 million from €411.3m in the previous year, according to data released by owners Vivendi Universal. The increase of 6.7% compares with […]
Virgin-Sky case could continue into 2008
Virgin Media subscribers looking for a return of Sky’s basic channels could be in for a long wait. The High Court in London heard on Tuesday that the case between […]
Crunch time for TP
Analysts are painting a gloomy picture of the performance of the incumbent Polish telco Telekomunikacja Polska (TP). Although its Q2 results are not out until the end of the month, […]
Decision delay for Romanian NetCity
The Bucharest authorities are reported to have put back a final decision on the Netcity project in the Romanian capital until the middle of August. Costed at up to €200 […]
New IPTV service for Poland
TV Point Group has signed an agreement with ATM SA to launch an IPTV service and multimedia distribution platform. According to a statement released by TV Point Group, a wholly […]
Iskratel secures Slovenian contract
The incumbent Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has opted for a solution supplied by Iskratel for its national FTTH network. It is planned that the network will provide optical access to […]
KPN loses bid to open Dutch cablenets
Dutch cablenets Casema, Essent, Multikabel, UPC, and Delta Kabel have won their appeal against OPTA’s March 17, 2006 ruling on broadcast distribution services. The business tribunal (College van Beroep voor […]
Latvia and Russia upgrade links
The incumbent Latvian telco Lattelekom and Russia’s Golden Telecom have announced the launch of a new Internet channel with speeds of up to 1Gbps linking the two countries. Whereas previously […]