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Portugal leaps ahead in FTTH race
Portugal has entered the FTTH Councils global ranking of leading fibre-to-the-home economies following a 186%…
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CEE carriage deals for Boomerang
Classic toons channel Boomerang has launched on the RCS & RDS cable and DTH pay-TV…
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Canal Plus analogue switch-off dates named
The analogue signal of French pay-TV service Canal Plus will be switched off in the…
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Root named as possible Channel 4 chief
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is expected to name its new chief executive in the coming…
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Volia offers HD VOD
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a high-definition video-on-demand service as part of its offer….
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Digital-terrestrial pay-TV numbers close to 3.5 million
Digital-terrestrial pay-TV subscribers in Europe reached 3.426 million at the end of the third quarter…
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Connected TV market to grow
The global connected TV market could produce revenues of US$29.3bn (20.4bn) by 2011, accounting for…
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News Corp raises stake in Sky Deutschland
News Corp has confirmed that is to increase its stake in German pay-TV provider Sky…
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International channels face possible Russian ban
The threat of a ban on international channels in Russia has been raised once again…
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Regulator OKs new ITV channels, fails to endorse ad changes
British commercial broadcaster ITV has been given the green light to launch two new channels…
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Hungarian cable win for TechniSat Digital
Romania-based RCS & RDSs Digi Hungary subsidiary has chosen TechniSat Digital to supply digital cable…
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ITU creates new loudness standard
The ITU has created a new standard on audio levels for broadcast TV aimed at…
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Kabel BW launches 100Mbps in Pforzheim
German cable operator Kabel BW has launched 100Mbps internet access in the region around the…
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NTV Plus adds ice-hockey channel
Russian pay-TV provider NTV Plus has added ice-hockey channel KHL TV to its Sport and…
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NSS-12 begins commercial service
SES World Skies has announced that the NSS-12 satellite has entered commercial service at the…
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Murdoch and Alwaleed discuss further cooperation
Saudi investor Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal met with News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch…
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ProSiebenSat.1 owners make more cash available
The private equity owners of ProSiebenSat.1 have agreed to make up to 140m of extra…
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Broadband industries could create million jobs, say trade bodies
Cable industry trade body Cable Europe has joined with other communication industry associations including the…
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Viasat Hockey launches in Baltics
Modern Times Group-owned pay-TV operator Viasat has launched a dedicated ice hockey channel for the…
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SBB launches HD service
Serbian triple-play operator Serbia Broadband (SBB) has launched a new HDTV service. …
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M6 demos catch-up TV with Sony
French commercial channel M6 and Sony last week demonstrated the airing of M6 Replay, the…
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Ofcom expected to decide Sky wholesale rates
UK communications and media regulator Ofcom is expected to decide tomorrow on the wholesale prices…
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Teo launches SVOD option
Lithuanian telco Teo has launched a subscription video-on-demand option as part of its Gala TV…
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Ono wins fight for WWE rights
Spanish cable operator Ono has secured pay-per-view and on-demand rights to World Wrestling Entertainment events…
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Ofcom looks at further easing of UK ad rules
UK communications regulator Ofcom wants to review the rules governing UK TV advertising with a…
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Sony cuts first-ever Scandi VOD deal
Sony Pictures Television, the content sales arm of the Hollywood studio, has inked its first-ever…
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Intersputnik takes Eutelsat capacity
Satellite operator Eutelsat has signed an agreement with satellite communications company Intersputnik for long-term lease…
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BBCÂs iPlayer catch-up service tops 100 million
The iPlayer catch-up service operated by the BBC has been used 100 million times in…
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Satellite TV platforms continue to grow
The number of satellite TV platforms across the globe grew to 113 at the end…
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OpenTV to redeem remaining shares
Interactive TV technology company OpenTV has begun the process of redeeming all of its Class…