Jesus de Polanco, the Spanish media mogul and chairman of the Prisa Group, died in Madrid on Saturday after a long illness. He was 77. Prisa’s interests include a number […]
Ukraine takes the digital road
According to a forecast by EEBC, Ukraine could have 850,000 new DTH subscribers in the next three years and up to 2.5 million by 2012. EEBC, which organises an annual […]
UPC Direct looks to Nagra
11.40 UPDATE: According to local reports, the DTH platform UPC Direct has extended the number of channels on which it is testing the Nagravision 2 conditional access system. UPC Direct […]
TV Odra under threat
Poland may soon see the closure of a network of regional TV stations. According to local reports, the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) plans to withdraw the licence held by Telewizja […]
Renova completes MCC deal
Renova Media has completed the acquisition of Moscow CableCom Corp. (MCC), paying a cash price of $12.90 (€9.34) per share of its common stock and $39.4095 per share of Series […]
Multikabel M-CMTS rollout reaches 50,000 subs
The rollout of BigBand Networks modular cable termination system (M-CMTS) with Multikabel in the Netherlands has passed more than 50,000 subscribers. The deployment is believed to be the first commercial […]
Setanta free for Virgin big basic customers
Virgin Media and Setanta Sports have agreed a significant distribution deal that will place six Setanta channels in Virgin Media’s big basic XL TV package. The cablenet has stressed that […]
Lithuanian IPTV take-up grows
The incumbent Lithuanian telco Teo LT saw its broadband subscriber total rise by 32,000 in the first half of this year to reach 212,600. At the same time, the number […]
Albtelecom sell off completed
The controversial and long drawn-out privatisation of the incumbent Albanian telco Albtelecom has finally been completed. According to local reports, a 76% stake in the telco has been purchased by […]
ATM Grupa snaps up Studio A
The leading Polish independent production company ATM Grupa has completed the acquisition of Studio A for PLN6 million (€1.6 million). Studio A, which was formed in 1994, is a well-known […]