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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 Italys digital terrestrial…
ADB demos 3D user guide
Set-top box supplier ADB is using the Cable Congress event in Brussels to demonstrate a…
OSN chooses Harmonic for HD launch
Video equipment supplier Harmonic has announced that OSN, the new name for Middle Eastern pay-TV…
Liberty Global to deploy IP home gateway
International cable operator Liberty Global plans to deploy an IP-based home gateway some time this…
KDG to launch four-tuner DVR with OTT
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) plans to launch a four-tuner DVR with the capability…
Analysts welcome CMEÂs Ukraine deal
Analysts have welcomed CMEÂs sale of Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1. The central and eastern Europe-focused…
ITV revenues remain stable
Overall revenues at ITV were £1.9bn (2bn) compared with £2bn a year earlier. The broadcaster…
International bow for TLC
Discovery Communications is rolling out its female-skewing lifestyle channel TLC internationally. The channel, which currently…
Viasat inks Norwegian IPTV deal
Pay-TV group Viasat has agreed a carriage deal for its channels on the IPTV service…
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…
Cyfrowy Polsat adds FilmBox
Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has added the FilmBox and FilmBox HD channels to its…
Harris signs Abu Dhabi deal
Broadcast technology group Harris has announced that the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) has placed…
Digital now over half of cable TV revenues
Digital TV now accounts for over half of cable TV revenues, according to figures released…
Ono ups Disney content
Spanish pay-TV operator Ono has boosted the Disney content available via its Videoclub video-on-demand service….
Telenet to launch LTE trial, new investment planned
Flemish cable operator Telenet will launch an LTE next-generation mobile trial in Mechelin in April…
Welho launches 200Mbps broadband
Finnish cable operator Welho has launched a 200Mbps broadband service. The move follows a…
Kabel BW adds Playboy TV
German cable operator Kabel BW has added adult channel Playboy TV to its Männer…
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….
SES preps 3D tests this spring
Satellite services operator SES World Skies will conduct a series of 3D TV tests this…
Scarlet launches IPTV service
Belgacom-owned ISP Scarlet has launched a 23 channel IPTV service. Scarlet, which Belgian telco Belgacom…
Pace acquires gateway specialist as profits soar
UK set-top supplier Pace has acquired France-based IP and cable gateway specialist Bewan systems for…
Volia launches DOCSIS 3.0 services
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched DOCSIS 3.0-based broadband services, offering packages with speeds up…
Zon returns to subscriber growth
Portuguese pay-TV provider Zon Multimédia had 1.595 million pay-TV customers at the end of last…
Italy caps pay TV advertising
Italian authorities have approved a decree that limits the amount of advertising permissible on pay…
Eutelsat to carry new Angola DTH service
Satellite operator Eutelsat is to broadcast the new Zon Multimédia-backed DTH service for Angola, Zap….
Subscription model is right for digital world, says SkyÂs Nuttall
BSkyBÂs commercial director Richard Nuttall believes TV viewers want the ability to watch high quality…
Conax wins Technosat contract for MENA
Telenor-owned conditional access company Conax has entered into a partnership with turnkey satellite system provider…
Deutsche Telekom revamps TV service
Deutsche Telekom has revamped its IPTV service, Entertain, reducing the number of main packages to…
KDG worth Â6.6bn, says bank
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland is worth up to Â6.6bn ahead of its planned float,…
Eutelsat chooses DEV system
Germany-based TV technology company DEV Systemtechnik has announced that satellite operator Eutelsat will use its…