ONO increases profits amid debt concerns
May 27, 2009 by Julian Clover
Rosalía Portela, the recently appointed CEO of ONO, says the cablenet is facing the largest downturn in the Spanish economy since records began in the 1970s, but maintains the pay-TV sector will prove resilient against the recession. Read the Story »
Premiere to rebuild as Sky Deutschland
May 27, 2009 by Julian Clover
News Corp is putting the past few years of subscriber losses, encryption issues, and football rights behind it by relaunching Premiere as Sky Deutschland. The new name will appear on German screens and billboards from July 2009. Read the Story »
Czech digital market in rude health
May 27, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
The business breakfast organised last week in Prague by Broadband TV News and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting brought together three companies very much at the forefront of the Czech Republic’s transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Read the Story »
Motorola back in business
May 27, 2009 by Julian Clover
Motorola has been through a tough time in the European set-top box business, losing out at the start of a digital television revolution because of its insistence on providing the whole system, before finding its way back through IPTV. Read the Story »
Connected TV Update
May 26, 2009 by Robert Briel
The Connected TV – is it hype or a genuine trend? And is online video a threat or an opportunity for platforms? Read the Story »
Netherlands: First digital TV research results
May 26, 2009 by Robert Briel
The Dutch thematic digital TV channels researched by SKO in April reached an average of 15.7% of the total population aged 6 years and older. The total reach averaged 2,359,000 people a week over a four-week period, and the average reach amongst Dutch digital TV households was 29.3%. Read the Story »
STN sets its sights high
May 26, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
Earlier this month saw the launch of a state-of-the-art teleport near the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana. One of the largest in Europe, it marked a major landmark in the still relatively short history of its operator Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN). Read the Story »
Virgin plans network extension
May 15, 2009 by Julian Clover
Virgin Media has said it anticipates extending its footprint by half a million homes; the third new build in a decade. Read the Story »
Ups and downs for Liberty Global
May 13, 2009 by Chris Dziadul
Liberty Global’s latest results are something of a mixed bag and indicative of a company very much in a state of transition. Read the Story »
European analogue TV still alive
May 13, 2009 by Robert Briel
Analogue television remains a popular pastime in much of continental Europe. This is particularly true in territories where existing delivery of cable and satellite services have been accompanied by a slow progression to the digital format. Read the Story »
