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Aster launches super fast broadband

Polish cable operator Aster has introduced a new 120Mbps broadband service. Customers taking the TwójExtraŒwiat…

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LG in talks to supply 3D TVs to Sky

LG Electronics is in talks with BSkyB to supply 3D TV sets for the pay-TV…

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Microsoft launches UK online VOD service

Microsoft launched its MSN Video Player online video-on-demand service in the UK yesterday, following a…

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Fastweb launches new packages

Italian telco Fastweb has unveiled a range of new packages covering its TV, telephony, mobile…

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RTL’s ratings up as revenues and profit fall

Pan-European free-to-air broadcast group RTL reported revenue and profit declines for 2009, blaming double-digit advertising…

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Cablecom introduces new digital offer, sets CI Plus launch date

Swiss cable operator Cablecom will offer a new basic digital TV service featuring 55 channels…

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Digital switchover progresses in Normandy

The Haute-Normandie region of France has completed the first stage of its digital switchover process…

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Intelsat reports strong revenue growth, profits hit by charges

Satellite operator Intelsat has turned in full-year revenue of US$2.5bn (€1.84bn) for 2009, up 6%…

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TDF investigated by French watchdog

France’s competition regulator has launched an investigation into tower and transmission company TDF over allegations…

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Prisa to become more proactive after Liberty deal

Prisa’s decision to sell 50% of its shares to investment outfit Liberty Acquisitions will transform…

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Sony to launch 3D TVs this summer

Sony is to launch a range of 3D televisions this summer, ramping up competition in…

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Murdoch appeals to Middle East

News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has declared that he wants to ramp up local production…

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UPC Romania to invest €30m in network this year

Cable operator UPC Romania plans to invest €30m this year in upgrading its network, according…

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Kabel BW to launch VOD this year

Kabel BW plans to launch a VOD service in the third quarter of this year…

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Lattelecom mulls free decoder plan

Latvian telco Lattelecom plans to offer free digital decoders to up to 70,000 low-income households…

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Google reported to be testing TV search with Dish Network

Google is understood to be testing TV search capability with US pay-TV operator Dish Network,…

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TF1 completes SPS acquisition

 French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired complete control of online gaming company SPS. Regulatory…

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BSkyB to run series of public 3D demos

UK pay-TV provider BSkyB plans to host a public demo of 3D content it has…

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Hadopi law has no effect on piracy, says study

France’s controversial “three strikes” Hadopi law has had no impact on internet piracy, according to…

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KDG shareholders to sell 25-30% of shares

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is set to initiate the bookbuilding phase of its…

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Ono’s debt refinancing nears completion

Spanish pay-TV operator Ono is set to complete the refinancing of €3.6bn of debt and…

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Hachette Filipacchi chooses Tremor Media for online video ads

Lagardère-owned Hachette Filipacchi has chosen Tremor Media to deliver targeted online video ads on its…

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GlobeCast takes new AsiaSat capacity

Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has taken an additional full transponder on the AsiaSat 5 satellite…

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NHNZ to launch in Abu Dhabi as part of Fox, twofour54 deal

Fox-owned documentary producer NHNZ is set to launch a production studio in the Middle East…

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Hustler TV Germany joins Wilhelm.Tel network

Adult channel Hustler TV Germany is now available in two packages from German telco Wilhelm.Tel…

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France Télévisions staff consider striking

French trade union CGT is calling for France Télévisions staff to go on a day-long…

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Analogue stations appeal over Slovak switchover plans

Several Slovakian free-to-air broadcasters are appealing against the decision to reallocate a range of analogue…

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Sony and BD4C boosts for Blu-ray market

Sony has announced that its BDP-S470 Blu-ray disc player is now capable of showing 3D…

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Kabel BW expands regional channel line-up

German cable operator Kabel BW has launched two new regional channels, R.TV Baden-Baden and R.TV…

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Scaglia case forces Fastweb to postpone shareholder meeting

Swisscom-owned Italian broadband provider Fastweb has decided to postpone its annual shareholder meeting from March…