The Czech incumbent telco Telefonica O2 saw its IPTV operation O2 TV more than double its subscriber number from 16,000 to 38,000 in the first half of the year. It […]
KDG increases revenues as losses widen
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has increased its revenues by 8% to €1,093.2 million in the year ending March 31, 2007, but at the expense of losses which increased to €99.2 million […]
Cable boost for Thomson set-tops
Cable clients Kabel Deutschland and UPC helped Thomson increase its market for access products in the first half of 2007. Thomson has a reported that it has shipped a total […]
Sony begins campaign for audio description
Sony is pressing the television industry to provide products and services for the blind and partially sighted. The manufacturer’s Bravia television range now provides access to the audio description service […]
Virgin Mobile drops BT mobile TV
BT is to dump its white label mobile TV service after sole customer Virgin Mobile announced it would cease the carriage of the service less than a year after its […]
Casema to use OpenTV in HD deployment
OpenTV has confirmed its technologies will be used in Casema’s new high definition television services. The Dutch cablenet plans to deploy HD digital video recorders with OpenTV Core2 middleware, OpenTV […]
Virgin teams with Setanta on sports news channel
Virgin Media and Setanta Sports have announced plans to launch a free-to-air sports news channel. The move had been widely anticipated. Setanta Sports News will be available exclusively to the […]
Orange inks movie VOD deal
Orange UK and Disney-ABC International have signed a multi-year VOD deal for digital TV and PC. Under it, Orange’s customers who receive its digital TV service in the UK – […]
Ainscough named Ofcom COO
Ofcom has appointed Jill Ainscough as its new chief operating officer. The post has been left vacant since the appointment of Ed Richards as Ofcom’s chief executive in 2006. The […]
EC approves Astra-Eutelsat mobile project
The European Commission has given its approval to the proposed mobile TV project planned by Eutelsat and SES Astra. The Commission said the deal would not impede effective competition. The […]