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VirginÂs Berkett: BBCÂs Canvas consultation a ÂwhitewashÂ
Virgin Media CEO Neil Berkett slammed the BBC TrustÂs consultation on the proposed Project Canvas…
Sky Deutschland buys logistics company
Sky Deutschland has acquired logistics company Loxxess Medienlogistik. The German pay-TV operator would not…
Numericable hires CFO
French cabler Numerciable has recruited Thierry Lemaitre as its new chief financial officer. He joins…
KDG to launch four-tuner DVR with OTT
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) plans to launch a four-tuner DVR with the capability…
Liberty Global to deploy IP home gateway
International cable operator Liberty Global plans to deploy an IP-based home gateway some time this…
OSN chooses Harmonic for HD launch
Video equipment supplier Harmonic has announced that OSN, the new name for Middle Eastern pay-TV…
ADB demos 3D user guide
Set-top box supplier ADB is using the Cable Congress event in Brussels to demonstrate a…
Sky Italia could launch DTT service by year-end
Satellite pay-TV operator Sky Italia may be allowed to launch channels via Italys digital terrestrial…
Warner Bros signs 3 VOD deal
US studio Warner Bros is launching its branded TV service, Warner TV, on the UK…
Numericable cuts triple-play offer
Numericable has reduced the scope of its cut-price triple-play service. The French cable operator…
Liberty GlobalÂs OÂNeill predicts M&A activity this year, KDG Âa bridge too farÂ
Shane OÂNeill, chief strategy officer at cable group Liberty Global, told delegates at the Cable…
ProSieben reports profit, appoints Dan Marks
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 recorded a fourth quarter net profit in its latest financial results and…
GlobeCast brings Mandarin animation to European VOD platforms
Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has been selected by Chinese animation house ZN Animation to distribute…
Meo passes half million pay-TV subs
Portugal Telcoms pay-TV service Meo nearly doubled its subscriber base last year, reaching a total…
Discovery plans more international launches to follow TLC
Having announced yesterday its intention to roll out female-skewing cable network TLC internationally, Discovery has…
Telenor chooses Irdeto for customer care and billing
Conditional access specialist Irdeto has implemented a customer care and billing solution for pay-TV operator…
Viaccess to collaborate with NEC
Conditional access company Viaccess and NEC Electronics are to collaborate to incorporate the formers…
Multimedia Polska passes 100,000 digital subs
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska ended 2009 with 106,400 digital TV subscribers, up 40% year-on-year….
Kabel BW adds Playboy TV
German cable operator Kabel BW has added adult channel Playboy TV to its Männer…
Welho launches 200Mbps broadband
Finnish cable operator Welho has launched a 200Mbps broadband service. The move follows a…
Telenet to launch LTE trial, new investment planned
Flemish cable operator Telenet will launch an LTE next-generation mobile trial in Mechelin in April…
Ono ups Disney content
Spanish pay-TV operator Ono has boosted the Disney content available via its Videoclub video-on-demand service….
Digital now over half of cable TV revenues
Digital TV now accounts for over half of cable TV revenues, according to figures released…
Harris signs Abu Dhabi deal
Broadcast technology group Harris has announced that the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) has placed…
Cyfrowy Polsat adds FilmBox
Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has added the FilmBox and FilmBox HD channels to its…
BBC should take care in foreign programming acquisitions, says OfcomÂs Richards
Ofcom is not planning any imminent analysis into the size and scope of the BBC…
Viasat inks Norwegian IPTV deal
Pay-TV group Viasat has agreed a carriage deal for its channels on the IPTV service…
International bow for TLC
Discovery Communications is rolling out its female-skewing lifestyle channel TLC internationally. The channel, which currently…
ITV revenues remain stable
Overall revenues at ITV were £1.9bn (2bn) compared with £2bn a year earlier. The broadcaster…
Analysts welcome CMEÂs Ukraine deal
Analysts have welcomed CMEÂs sale of Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1. The central and eastern Europe-focused…