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Inmarsat invests US$1.2bn in Ka-band network
Satellite operator Inmarsat has signed a contract for the delivery of three Ka-band satellites. They…
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Viacom revenues flat despite ad increase
Viacom reported a second-quarter profit rise of 52% as a result of cost-cutting and higher…
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UK satellite channel launches drop
The number of new channel launches on satellite in the UK has dropped sharply this…
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Comedy Central HD gets Virgin Media launch
Cable operator Virgin Media will add Comedy Central HD to its line-up from September …
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UPC Netherlands to carry HD version of football service
Cable operator UPC Netherlands is to carry the Dutch football leagues new HD service, Eredivisie…
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Ziggo and UPC take court action against Tele2 ads
Dutch cable operators Ziggo and UPC have initiated a legal action against alternative network operator…
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Welho and DNA increase TV subscribers
Finnish cable operator Welho, recently sold by the Sanoma group to telecom company DNA, had…
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RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 confirm online catch-up TV plan
German broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 have confirmed plans to launch a joint internet TV service….
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Tele Columbus completes sale of Baden-Württemberg networks
German cable operator Tele Columbus has completed the sale of its local networks in Baden-Württemberg…
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CTC sees increase in ad revenues
Russian broadcaster CTC Media saw an increase in advertising revenues over the last three months,…
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Ivanov to head MGTS
Sergey Ivanov has been named director-general of Moscow city network provider MGTS, a subsidiary of…
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UPC Netherlands launches new EPG
Cable operator UPC Netherlands has launched a new EPG, with more information available onscreen at…
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Irdeto selected to protect Raduga TV
Content security specialist Irdeto has announced that Russian pay-TV operator Raduga TV has implemented its…
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Virgin1 channel becomes Channel One
General entertainment digital channel Virgin1 will be rebadged Channel One from September 3. The channel…
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KidsCo announces a trio of deals
International kids channel KidsCo has announced launches in Cyprus, Poland and Turkey, adding almost…
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Sky Italia posts fourth-quarter subscriber growth, hit by sports costs
Sky Italia added 45,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter, helping to reduce its year-on-year decline…
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IPTV boosts Deutsche Telekom figures
Deutsche Telekom had signed up 971,000 IPTV subscribers in Germany at the end of the…
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UPC to roll out home networking offer with Technicolor EMTAs
Liberty Global-owned UPC Broadband has ordered enhanced multimedia terminal adapters (EMTAs) from Technicolor as part…
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French government unveils broadband plan
The French government has unveiled a 2bn investment programme to deliver very high-speed internet services…
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Nilesat 201 launches successfully
Nilesat has successfully launched its latest satellite, Nilesat 201. Nilesat 201 will enable the…
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Volia adds environmental channel
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added a new thematic channel dedicated to the environment to…
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RTE selects MHEG for DTT
Irelands public broadcaster RTÃ has selected MHEG as the interactive middleware for the rollout of…
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BT welcomes Sky movie deals probe
UK telco and IPTV operator BT has welcomed the decision to refer the way pay-TV…
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Kabel BW strikes deal with Hirschberg operator
German cable operator Kabel BW has teamed up with local operator Medicom to provide triple-play…
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Eurosport iPhone app hits 2.5m
Eurosports iPhone app has been downloaded over 2.5 million times. The TF1-backed sports broadcaster…
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CSA moves forward with pay-DTT plans
Following a public consultation on the deployment of digital-terrestrial pay-TV services launched last year, French…
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Telekom Srbija adds Disney channels
Serbian telco Telekom Srbija has added the Disney XD and Disney channels to the…
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Arqiva launches MCE TV on CanalSat
Broadcast services provider Arqiva has announced that it has launched French channel MCE TV onto…
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Telenet boost multi-play customers
Belgian cable operator Telenet reported that 30% of its customers took triple-play services at the…
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UK competition regulator to probe pay-TV movies
UK communications regulator Ofcom has asked the Competition Commission to investigate the sale and distribution…