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Pay TV Operators
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M7 Group consolidates pay TV ownership
Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group has consolidated its M77 Group sister company, bringing the…
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French regulator reportedly against any SFR Free merger
France’s competition regulator is reportedly likely to oppose any merger of Vivendi-owned mobile and fixed…
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Fox HD launches in Ukraine on Volia
Fox HD has launched in Ukraine on the Volia cable network. The launch brings hit…
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CTC begins promoting Viaplay on Videomore
Russian broadcaster CTC Media’s on-demand TV service Videomore has begun promoting Modern Times Group-owned Viaplay’s…
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Telenet passes half million mobile customers
Belgian cable operator Telenet has signed up over half a million mobile phone customers. The…
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UPC Austria to stop encrypting basic channels
UPC Austria is to stop encrypting some 47 digital channels at the end of this…
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Multimedia Polska adds sports channels
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added sports channels FightBox and Eurosport 2 HD to…
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Ziggo board members resign
Paul Best and Caspar Berendsen have resigned from the supervisory board of Dutch cable operator…
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LG makes “too low” Telenet offer
Liberty Global has made a per share offer of €35 for the remaining stake it…
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Euronews launches localised Greek channel
Euronews has launched a Greek-language channel targetting Greece, Cyprus and Greek-speaking audiences in all markets….
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Com Hem signs TMS metadata deal for TiVo
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has signed a deal with metadata company TMS for the…
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Zon Multimedia announces Optimus merger
Portugal’s largest cable operator Zon Multimedia has signed a deal to merge Sonaecom’s telco unit…
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KPN sells Spanish unit to Orange
Dutch telco KPN has reached agreement to sell its Spanish mobile unit, KPN Spain, to…
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SES launches 20Mbps satellite offer in France
SES has become the first operator to offer a satellite broadband service with download speeds…
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Netflix bumped from Nasdaq 100 Index
Netflix has been dropped from the list of the top 100 companies on the US…
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Liberty Global to buy back US$1 billion of stock
International pay TV platform operator Liberty Global has said it plans to buy back another…
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Viasat nets NBA deal
MTG’s Nordic pay TV broadcaster Viasat has signed a deal with US basketball association the…
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UPC DTH attracts 700,000 subs
Liberty Global’s satellite TV platform UPC DTH has reached the milestone of 700,000 customers. The…
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Canal Digital Kabel-TV adds Star bouquet
Norwegian cable operator Canal Digital Kabel-TV has added a raft of channels from South Indian…
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High price means UPC and Ziggo pull out of LTE auction
Dutch cable operators UPC and Ziggo have decided not to bid for LTE frequency. The…
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UPC Cablecom to launch HbbTV services
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom is launching services based on the HbbTV interactive TV standard….
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Vivendi appoints Bolloré to board
The supervisory board of French media and telecoms group Vivendi has appointed Vincent Bolloré, the…
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Sony’s SEN makes Freeview debut
Hindi language entertainment channel Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) has launched on the Freeview TV platform…
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France’s new DTT channels go on air
France’s six new HD DTT channels – HD1, L’Equipe 21, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte…
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UPC Poland adds Travel Channel HD
UPC Poland has added Travel Channel HD to its line-up. The Polish-language channel airs series…
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France’s new DTT channels go on air
France’s six new HD DTT channels – HD1, L’Equipe 21, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte…
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Discovery could take over Eurosport in wide-ranging deal with TF1
Discovery Communications could take full control of Eurosport under the terms of a deal now…
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YouView launches remote record app
YouView, the UK connected TV platform, has launched a remote record function. The new app,…
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CBS Drama launches on Virgin Media
CBS Drama is to launch on UK cable platform Virgin Media after parent company CBS…
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Star Gold launches on Virgin Media
Hindi channel Star Gold has launched on the Virgin Media cable platform in the UK….