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Pay TV Operators
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Liberty Global’s Fries unveils plans on Horizon
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries used the opening day of the IBC conference in Amsterdam…
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Canal Plus to take 60% stake in Bolloré’s FTA business
French pay TV group Canal Plus is set to buy a 60% stake in Bolloré’s…
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Ono and TiVo provide more details
Spanish pay TV operator Ono and TiVo have provided more details about their new platform…
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Studio Universal launches in 47 African countries
Universal Networks has signed a carriage deal with African pay TV operator MultiChoice that will…
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VimpelCom chooses Motorola for set-tops
Russian telco VimpelCom has selected Motorlola Mobility to supply new set-top boxes for its Beeline…
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Liberty Global launches online catch-up with thePlatform
European cable operator Liberty Global is launching an online catch-up service using thePlatform’s TV Everywhere…
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Orange launches new mobile TV offering
Mobile phone operator Orange is launching a raft of new services for customers in the…
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Cyfra Plus launches 3D adult channel
Poland’s Cyfra Plus has today launched a new adult package that will offer the Hustler…
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France 24 Entertains in Germany
France 24 has expanded its distribution in Germany by signing a carriage deal with Deutsche…
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TV Genius partners with Netgem
Content discovery specialist TV Genius has announced partnerships with technology and software companies Netgem and…
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Freesat takes customers from Sky to pass two million
UK free-to-air satellite service Freesat has passed two million sales since its launch three years…
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Swisscom boosts multiscreen channel line-up
Swisscom is boosting the channel line-up on its IPTV and mobile TV platforms. The telco…
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MTS sees pay TV base flatline
Quad-play service provider MTS has seen its Russian pay TV subscriber base fall slightly year-on-year,…
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Pace supplying DVB-T2 boxes for MultiChoice GOtv
UK set-top provider Pace is supplying boxes to MultiChoice Africa to support the launch of…
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UPC Austria tops 1Gbps broadband speed
UPC Austria has become the latest cable operator to trial broadband speeds in excess of…
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Food Network launches in Ireland
The Food Network has launched in Ireland after the Scripps Network Interactive-run broadcaster struck a…
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Sky Italia uses Newtec Equalink as part of patented transmission system
Italian DTH platform Sky Italia is using Newtec’s Equalink DVB-S/S2 pre-distortion solution in connection with…
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Digital TV Labs claims reduction in HbbTV test time
Digital TV Labs, which provides specialised receiver conformance products and services, has claimed a reduction…
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Aster sale goes ahead but Liberty must sell assets
Poland’s antitrust regulator has approved Liberty Global’s acquisition of Polish cable operator Aster. However, UOKiK…
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UPC Direct becomes freeSAT in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Liberty Global’s European satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has rebranded the former UPC Direct service…
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Swiss regulator says fibre plans could be anticompetitive
The Swiss competition regulator WEKO has found that joint projects by Swisscom and local public…
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Sistema looks to expand Stream TV
Russian media firm and pay TV operator Sistema Mass Media, the owner of pay TV…
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Sundance Channels launches VOD in Poland
Sundance Channel is launching a high definition video-on-demand service through Polish pay TV operator UPC…
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Volia launches Hypervelocity
Ukrainian cable operator Volia is giving its broadband subscribers the ability to upgrade their internet…
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UPC Slovakia’s HD line-up hits ten
UPC Slovakia has added HD channel JOJ HD to its line-up. The channel airs various…
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Zattoo launches pay TV service in Germany
Switzerland-based online TV service provider Zattoo has launched a pay TV option, Zattoo Plus, in…
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YouSee reveals plans as TV2 set to become pay TV service
Danish cable operator YouSee, part of telecom provider TDC, is to continue offering TV2 as…
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Vodafone plans TV-over-LTE rollout
Vodafone Deutschland is to turn on its LTE network in its home city of Düsseldorf…
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Digiturk to deliver VOD services with Motive technology
Turkish pay TV operator Digiturk is using hybrid technology provider Motive’s Television Anytime on-demand TV…
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Latvian regulator closes Lattelecom DTT case
Latvia’s competition regulator has closed the file on its case against telecom operator Lattelecom for…