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Sky Italia could launch DTT service by year-end

Satellite pay-TV operator Sky Italia may be allowed to launch channels via Italy’s digital terrestrial…

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ADB demos 3D user guide

Set-top box supplier ADB is using the Cable Congress event in Brussels to demonstrate a…

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OSN chooses Harmonic for HD launch

Video equipment supplier Harmonic has announced that OSN, the new name for Middle Eastern pay-TV…

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Liberty Global to deploy IP home gateway

International cable operator Liberty Global plans to deploy an IP-based home gateway some time this…

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KDG to launch four-tuner DVR with OTT

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) plans to launch a four-tuner DVR with the capability…

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Analysts welcome CME’s Ukraine deal

Analysts have welcomed CME’s sale of Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1. The central and eastern Europe-focused…

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ITV revenues remain stable

Overall revenues at ITV were £1.9bn (€2bn) compared with £2bn a year earlier. The broadcaster…

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International bow for TLC

Discovery Communications is rolling out its female-skewing lifestyle channel TLC internationally. The channel, which currently…

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Viasat inks Norwegian IPTV deal

Pay-TV group Viasat has agreed a carriage deal for its channels on the IPTV service…

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BBC should take care in foreign programming acquisitions, says Ofcom’s Richards

Ofcom is not planning any imminent analysis into the size and scope of the BBC…

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Cyfrowy Polsat adds FilmBox

Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has added the FilmBox and FilmBox HD channels to its…

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Harris signs Abu Dhabi deal

Broadcast technology group Harris has announced that the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) has placed…

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Digital now over half of cable TV revenues

Digital TV now accounts for over half of cable TV revenues, according to figures released…

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Ono ups Disney content

Spanish pay-TV operator Ono has boosted the Disney content available via its Videoclub video-on-demand service….

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Telenet to launch LTE trial, new investment planned

Flemish cable operator Telenet will launch an LTE next-generation mobile trial in Mechelin in April…

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Welho launches 200Mbps broadband

Finnish cable operator Welho has launched a 200Mbps broadband service. The move follows a…

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Kabel BW adds Playboy TV

German cable operator Kabel BW has added adult channel Playboy TV to its Männer…

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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….

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SES preps 3D tests this spring

Satellite services operator SES World Skies will conduct a series of 3D TV tests this…

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Scarlet launches IPTV service

Belgacom-owned ISP Scarlet has launched a 23 channel IPTV service. Scarlet, which Belgian telco Belgacom…

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Pace acquires gateway specialist as profits soar

UK set-top supplier Pace has acquired France-based IP and cable gateway specialist Bewan systems for…

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Volia launches DOCSIS 3.0 services

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched DOCSIS 3.0-based broadband services, offering packages with speeds up…

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Zon returns to subscriber growth

Portuguese pay-TV provider Zon Multimédia had 1.595 million pay-TV customers at the end of last…

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Italy caps pay TV advertising

Italian authorities have approved a decree that limits the amount of advertising permissible on pay…

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Eutelsat to carry new Angola DTH service

Satellite operator Eutelsat is to broadcast the new Zon Multimédia-backed DTH service for Angola, Zap….

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Subscription model is right for digital world, says Sky’s Nuttall

BSkyB’s commercial director Richard Nuttall believes TV viewers want the ability to watch high quality…

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Conax wins Technosat contract for MENA

Telenor-owned conditional access company Conax has entered into a partnership with turnkey satellite system provider…

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Deutsche Telekom revamps TV service

Deutsche Telekom has revamped its IPTV service, Entertain, reducing the number of main packages to…

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KDG worth €6.6bn, says bank

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland is worth up to €6.6bn ahead of its planned float,…

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Eutelsat chooses DEV system

Germany-based TV technology company DEV Systemtechnik has announced that satellite operator Eutelsat will use its…