Albania is facing more problems in its troubled transition to digital broadcasting.
Albanian telco opts for Thomson
ALBtelecom has chosen Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE XT transcoder to expand its IPTV/OTT platform ALBtv to 240 live channels.
Telekom’s Albanian rebrand criticised
The Albanian incumbent telco ALBtelecom has issued a critical statement on the rebranding of AMC to Telekom Albania earlier this month.
Telekom rebrand in Albania
Albania has become the twelfth country in Deutsche Telekom’s European footprint to introduce the Telekom brand identity.
Albanian TV station seized
The Albanian authorities have confiscated a TV station owned by the Italian businessman Francesco Beccheti following a long investigation into money laundering.
OTE targets Albanian incumbent
Greece’s OTE is understood to be in talks to buy the Albanian incumbent telco Albtelecom.
Amino inks Albanian deal
ALBtelecom has opted for Amino set-top boxes to support the rollout of its new ALBtv IPTV service.
Digitalb opts for Quadrille solution
The leading Albanian digital pay-TV provider Digitalb has chosen Quadrille’s Quadrifast solution to deploy VOD and catch-up TV services to its subscribers.
Russia gets more grip on broadcasters
The Russian government has widened its grip on broadcasting, according to a new report on digital switchover focusing on Russia and the CIS countries published by the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Eutelsat brings free internet to Albania
The Albanian government is bringing free public internet access via the Albanian postal service using the Eutelsat satellite system.