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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…

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Chello Multicanal and Zon team up for Dreamia joint venture

Liberty Global’s Iberian content subsidiary Chello Multicanal and Portuguese pay-TV provider Zon Multimédia have teamed…

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Comstar completes first phase of Severodvinsk FTTB network

Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has completed the construction of the first phase of a new…

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KidsCo heads to Cyprus

KidsCo has launched on Cypriot IPTV service CytaVision. KidsCo, a joint venture between NBC…

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Volia to launch IPTV next year

Ukrainian cable operator Volia will launch an IPTV service next year. According to Sergey…

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Al Jazeera acquires ART sports rights

Middle Eastern broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired all of the sports content and broadcast rights…

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Cyfrowy Polsat adds Eurosport 2 HD

Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added Eurosport 2 HD to its line up. …

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Com Hem increases sub base

Swedish cable operator Com Hem ended the third quarter with 816,000 subscribers. The operator…

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Telefónica agrees to buy 21% Digital Plus stake

Spanish telco Telefónica has agreed to acquire a 21% stake in pay-TV provider Digital Plus….

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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…

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T-Home launches two channels in Hungary

Hungarian cable operator T-Home has launched two new channels focused on the environment and healthy…

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Sky Italia wins rugby World Cup rights

Sky Italia has been granted the broadcast rights to the 2011 Rugby World Cup for…

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iPlayer set for December Freesat launch

Viewers of Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air DTH service, will soon be able to catch-up with…

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Astra signs Italian broadcast deal

Satellite operator SES Astra has partnered with Italian broadcast services provider Milano Teleport to offer…

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Eutelsat W7 successfully launched

Eutelsat’s W7 satellite has been successfully launched into orbit onboard a Proton rocket supplied by…

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BBC Worldwide can acquire UKTV

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, would be allowed to acquire…

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Ericsson to cease using Tandberg brand in January

Technology giant Ericsson is to cease to use the Tandberg Television brand for its TV…

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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…

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SFR to offer satellite internet with Eutelsat

French telco SFR has teamed up with Eutelsat to launch an internet-via-satellite offer for parts…

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TiVo to power Virgin Media’s future set-tops

UK cable operator Virgin Media has announced that DVR specialist TiVo will develop its next-generation…

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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…

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VimpelCom readies mobile TV trial

Russian mobile operator VimpelCom is to launch a pilot DVB-H mobile TV service in Moscow….

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CSA launches consultation on DOM-TOM DTT

French media regulator the CSA has launched a series of public consultations ahead of calls…

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France Télécom and TDC merge Swiss operations

France Télécom has struck a deal with Danish telco TDC to merge their respective Swiss…

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Joost platform finds a buyer

Online advertising network Adconion Media Group has acquired the technology assets of failed online web…

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Virgin Media launches dynamic ads for VOD

Virgin Media has announced the launch of dynamic advertising on its on-demand platform following a…

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MYtv chooses STN for uplink

New Ukrainian DTH platform MYtv has chosen Slovenia-based STN as its teleport partner. STN…

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Sonera acquires 4G licences

TeliaSonera’s Finnish arm has been awarded frequencies that will allow it to build a…

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Ziggo to update set-top software

Netherlands-based cable operator Ziggo will today carry out a software update to some of its…

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CME not expecting ad upturn soon

Pan central and eastern European broadcaster CME says that advertising spend bottomed out in the…