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Numericable renegotiates debt for cash boost
French cable operator Numericable has reached a deal with its creditors that will give it…
Chello Multicanal and Zon team up for Dreamia joint venture
Liberty Globals Iberian content subsidiary Chello Multicanal and Portuguese pay-TV provider Zon Multimédia have teamed…
Comstar completes first phase of Severodvinsk FTTB network
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has completed the construction of the first phase of a new…
KidsCo heads to Cyprus
KidsCo has launched on Cypriot IPTV service CytaVision. KidsCo, a joint venture between NBC…
Volia to launch IPTV next year
Ukrainian cable operator Volia will launch an IPTV service next year. According to Sergey…
Al Jazeera acquires ART sports rights
Middle Eastern broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired all of the sports content and broadcast rights…
Cyfrowy Polsat adds Eurosport 2 HD
Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added Eurosport 2 HD to its line up. …
Com Hem increases sub base
Swedish cable operator Com Hem ended the third quarter with 816,000 subscribers. The operator…
Telefónica agrees to buy 21% Digital Plus stake
Spanish telco Telefónica has agreed to acquire a 21% stake in pay-TV provider Digital Plus….
Naspers adds 300,000 TV subs in six months
South African pay-TV operator Naspers has added 352,000 new subscribers to its DStv service over…
T-Home launches two channels in Hungary
Hungarian cable operator T-Home has launched two new channels focused on the environment and healthy…
Sky Italia wins rugby World Cup rights
Sky Italia has been granted the broadcast rights to the 2011 Rugby World Cup for…
iPlayer set for December Freesat launch
Viewers of Freesat, the UKs free-to-air DTH service, will soon be able to catch-up with…
Astra signs Italian broadcast deal
Satellite operator SES Astra has partnered with Italian broadcast services provider Milano Teleport to offer…
Eutelsat W7 successfully launched
Eutelsat’s W7 satellite has been successfully launched into orbit onboard a Proton rocket supplied by…
BBC Worldwide can acquire UKTV
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, would be allowed to acquire…
Ericsson to cease using Tandberg brand in January
Technology giant Ericsson is to cease to use the Tandberg Television brand for its TV…
Sky Deutschland in move to boost HD take-up
Pay-TV provider Sky Deutschland has launched a new initiative to boost HD take-up. Sky is…
SFR to offer satellite internet with Eutelsat
French telco SFR has teamed up with Eutelsat to launch an internet-via-satellite offer for parts…
TiVo to power Virgin MediaÂs future set-tops
UK cable operator Virgin Media has announced that DVR specialist TiVo will develop its next-generation…
Telefónica expected to move ahead with Digital Plus stake
Telefónica intends to move ahead with the acquisition of a 20% stake in pay-TV provider…
VimpelCom readies mobile TV trial
Russian mobile operator VimpelCom is to launch a pilot DVB-H mobile TV service in Moscow….
CSA launches consultation on DOM-TOM DTT
French media regulator the CSA has launched a series of public consultations ahead of calls…
France Télécom and TDC merge Swiss operations
France Télécom has struck a deal with Danish telco TDC to merge their respective Swiss…
Joost platform finds a buyer
Online advertising network Adconion Media Group has acquired the technology assets of failed online web…
Virgin Media launches dynamic ads for VOD
Virgin Media has announced the launch of dynamic advertising on its on-demand platform following a…
MYtv chooses STN for uplink
New Ukrainian DTH platform MYtv has chosen Slovenia-based STN as its teleport partner. STN…
Sonera acquires 4G licences
TeliaSoneras Finnish arm has been awarded frequencies that will allow it to build a…
Ziggo to update set-top software
Netherlands-based cable operator Ziggo will today carry out a software update to some of its…
CME not expecting ad upturn soon
Pan central and eastern European broadcaster CME says that advertising spend bottomed out in the…