Strategic review reveals hole in Premiere subs
October 7, 2008 by Julian Clover
Premiere’s new CEO Mark Williams has announced a strategic review of the German pay-TV operator’s business resulting in a ‘loss’ of almost one million subscribers. Compare the restated figures with Premiere’s originally posted numbers.
Com Hem offer grows HD interest
October 7, 2008 by Julian Clover
Swedish cablenet Com Hem is reporting a significant increase in the take-up of its HDTV services. Since the Stockholm based operator launched its first major marketing campaign in August, 60% of new digital customers in have opted for the HD format, with the cablenet anticipating a doubling of HD customers by the end of the year. Read the Story »
Viaccess focusing on mobile and IPTV
October 3, 2008 by Julian Clover
Viaccess is looking to mobile TV and IPTV technologies to develop its service offering beyond that of its traditional area of conditional access.
The arrival of IPTV and mobile technology are seen by François Moreau de Saint Martin, CEO, Viaccess , as the most important developments in the CA sector in recent years. Read the Story »
Cablenets warned on carriage charges
October 2, 2008 by Julian Clover
Cable operators have been warned that programmers may look elsewhere if they are unable to reach agreements on their carriage.
Speaking at the CTAM EuroSummit in Berlin, Chellomedia COO Niall Curran said there were inevitable stresses and strains between operators and content providers because their interests are not necessarily aligned. “If you look at the broader set of relationships the impact of the credit crunch means cablenets are sensibly starting to look at cost margins and there’s almost a reflex to push back on both technology and content suppliers,” Curran told his audience in Berlin. Read the Story »
UPC and Virgin show growing VOD importance
October 2, 2008 by Robert Briel
The proportion of subscribers accessing Virgin Media’s on demand service has passed 50% for the first time. The figure compares favourably with other international providers such as UPC Netherlands, which yesterday said it had reached 40%, itself a significantly high figure. Read the Story »
German Kartellamt to investigate pay-TV business
October 2, 2008 by Robert Briel
Until now, European governments have stayed away from regulating the technical details of digital television receivers. The exception has been the European Commission’s support for, but crucially not the mandation of, the MHP API. Read the Story »
