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Poker Channel expands in Europe
The Poker Channel has announced distribution agreements in Germany, Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and Croatia. From…
Akado launches multiroom
Russian pay-TV platform Akado has launched a multiroom service for its digital TV customers. Subscribers…
ITV mulls switch to pay-TV for digital channels
British commercial broadcaster ITV is considering turning its bouquet of digital channels from free-to-air to…
CroatiaÂs Iskon extends promo and plans to launch movie channel
Croatian ISP Iskon has extended its promotional offer of providing HBOÂs premium service for only…
Virgin Media to premier JPod on VOD service
Cable operator Virgin Media is to premier Canadian comedy drama JPod in the UK…
History reaches Bulgaria
A localised version of History has launched in Bulgaria and History HD is set to…
Jetix Spain to become Disney XD in September
Disney has confirmed that childrens channel Jetix in Spain will change its name to Disney…
SES places Â650m bond
Satellite operator SES has placed a Â650m five-year bond, which was issued by SES Global…
Virgin Media to expand high street presence
UK cable operator Virgin Media has announced plans to triple the number of stores it…
Canal Plus Polska launches new ad campaign
Pay-TV service Canal Plus Polska has launched a new advertising campaign to highlight its film…
GlobeCast to deliver 3D opera
Broadcast services provider GlobeCast is to deliver a live 3D HD feed of a performance…
Volia launches low-cost web hosting
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a new low-cost web-hosting service aimed at small and…
Virgin Media to raise US$1bn
UK cable operator Virgin Media has announced plans to raise US$1bn (707m) from a…
SFR/Neuf adds new channels
French service provider SFR/Neuf added a number of new channels to its line-up last week….
Sky Italia offers Al Jazeera kids channels
Italian pay-TV operator Sky Italia is set to launch two new kids channels Al…
Setanta in search for £50m
Irish sports broadcasters Setanta is reportedly looking for £50m (Â57m) to close a funding gap…
Islamic pay-TV channel to launch in Egypt
Egyptian educational institution Al-Azhar is set to launch an international pay-TV channel Azhari to promote…
TeliaSonera expands Norwegian footprint
TeliaSoneras subsidiary NextGenTel has acquired the broadband and voice-over-IP business of Tele2 Norway for NOK100m…
Numericable offers low-cost triple-play for HLM residents
French cable operator Numericable is to make a low-cost triple-play service available to tenants of…
Nat Geo HD, Wild on German pay-TV
Fox International Channels is launching its factual offerings Nat Geo Wild and National Geographic HD…
BSkyB strikes Xbox partnership with Microsoft
UK pay-TV provider BSkyB is to make its Sky Player online TV service available to…
KidsCo cuts Greek IPTV deal
â¨Kids channel KidsCo has inked a Greek carriage deal. The NBC, Corus and Cookie Jar-backed…
Stream-TV launches internet in Tver and Kaluga
Russian service provider Stream-TV, owned by Comstar-UTS, has launched broadband internet services in the cities…
Baltkom launches new movie channel
Latvian cable operator Baltkom has launched a new movie channel. Silver Baltic, supplied by Nonstop…
ANGA Cable records 13% rise in visitors
The ANGA Cable trade fair in Cologne this week saw visitor numbers rise by 13%…
Five and Sky One fail to meet European content quota
UK commercial channel Five and pay-TV channel Sky One failed to meet the European Unions…
BSkyB bids for Virgin Media channels
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has offered to pay £160m (183m) for cable operator Virgin MediaÂs…
YouSee buys A+
Danish cable operator YouSee has acquired national fibre and community antenna-based network operator A+. The…
Solid operating performance boosts European MSOs
The European cable sector is broadly in good health despite the economic downturn, according to…
Sky chooses S3 for set-top testing
Silicon and Software Systems (S3) has announced that UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has licensed its…