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Pay TV Operators
Tellenbach: TVN and Canal Plus to retain stakes in merged operation
TVN and Canal Plus Group intend to retain their stakes in their joint pay TV…
NTV Plus launches free-to-air package
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is launching a new free-to-air starter pack to attract…
NDS supplying next-generation platform for Bbox
Bouygues Telecom is working with NDS to provide the technology platform for the next generation…
Czech platforms take complementary positions
Czech pay TV service provider Skylink is offering to upgrade subscribers to the CS Link…
KDG growth turns to profit
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland ended 2011 with a strong quarter, adding 134,000 new pay…
TF1 revenues remain stable
TF1 said it expects revenues will remain flat this year, despite economic uncertainties. The Bouygues-owned…
Sencore CEO steps down
Video delivery solutions company Sencore has announced that its current president and CEO John Suranyi…
Eurosport extends skiing deal
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has extended its rights deal with the International Ski Federation (FIS) for…
Poland’s ‘n’ sees growth ahead of Cyfra Plus merger
Polish pay TV platform ‘n’, which is being merged with rival offering Cyfra Plus, had…
Swisscom TV base up 44%
Swiss telco Swisscom added almost 200,000 TV customers last year, ending December with a total…
Zappware delivers UI to Numericable
Interactive TV specialist Zappware has designed a new user interface for French cable operator Numericable….
TDC shareholders sells stakes
A raft of private equity owners in Danish cable operator TDC sold stakes in the…
TV Numeric mulls options as French pay DTT stumbles
The future of pay TV on the French digital-terrestrial platform has been thrown into further…
Sky Deutschland expands catch-up offering
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has expanded its Sky Anytime service by adding factual…
French local TV groups speak out on future of services
Groups involved in developing local TV in France have expressed opposition to relaxation on rules…
Penthouse launches HD in Germany
Adult channel Penthouse has launched its high definition service on Entertain, Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV service….
Kids channel Megamax launches on UPC Direct
Chello Central Europe’s kids channel Megamax has launched on the UPC Direct DTH platform in…
ER-Telcom reaches four million, plans hybrid set-top box
Russian telco and pay TV operator ER-Telecom has passed the four million-customer mark. The company…
Al Jazeera to launch two sports channels, CFoot to shut down
Al Jazeera is to launch two dedicated sports channels in France, following its acquisition of…
Freeview HD passes 4.4 million devices
UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview has reported fourth-quarter sales of 1.3 million Freeview HD TVs and…
Cyfra Plus and LG offer free CI Plus CAM
Polish pay TV operator Cyfra Plus has launched a CI Plus module offer for customers…
UPC Poland expands VOD sections
UPC Poland has launched two new sections on its VOD portal UPC On Demand. The…
Viacom inks content deal with Amazon
Viacom has concluded a deal with Amazon that will let the online retailer’s customers stream…
France 24 launches connected TV channel on Freeview
France 24 has today launched its French-language news channel on the UK’s Freeview platform via…
MTG reports mixed results
Modern Times Group (MTG) added just one thousand new premium subscribers in the Nordic markets…
Vodafone Germany signs Fox movie deal
Vodafone Deutschland has signed a content deal with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to bring…
KDG targets analogue DTH customers
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is launching a package aimed at analogue satellite customers…
Vianeos releases new HbbTV middleware
TV technology company Vianeos has released a new HbbTV middleware platform which it says is…
The Euro50 Q&A: Emma Scott, Freesat
Under managing director Emma Scott’s leadership free-to-air DTH platform Freesat has become the UK’s fastest…
Sky Italia turns loss to profit
Sky Italia managed just 23,000 new subscriber additions during the second quarter, 2012, ending December…