Mixed picture for Liberty Global
August 14, 2010 by Julian Clover
Like any larger company, Liberty Global has its highs and lows. For every Netherlands there is a Romania, and when a reduction in video losses is counted as good news it makes it all the clearer that there is work to be done. Read the Story »
Sky Movie rights face Ofcom WMO
August 14, 2010 by Julian Clover
Sky faces further regulation of its premium content after Ofcom confirmed plans to refer the sale of pay-TV movie rights to the Competition Commission. Read the Story »
Discovery Europe licensed for 3DTV
August 14, 2010 by Julian Clover
Discovery Channel has received a licence from the UK communications regulator Ofcom for a potential 3D channel. The award of the Digital Television Programme Service (DTPS) licence to Discovery Communications Europe Limited was made in the July list of newly licensed television services. Read the Story »
Ireland rules out commercial DTT until 2013
August 14, 2010 by Julian Clover
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has said it does not see a possibility for the launch of a commercial digital terrestrial television service in the Republic until after analogue switch off. Read the Story »
RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 plan common catch-up platform
August 14, 2010 by Robert Briel
German private broadcasters RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 are working on a single, common online TV platform to offer free access to private and public catch-up TV programmes. The new platform will be available in Germany and Austria. Read the Story »
Canvas reveals content protection details
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
Project Canvas has said it will adopt the Marlin DRM solution developed jointly by Intertrust, Panasonic, Phillips, Samsung and Sony. The system will be made available to suppliers of premium content, as well as those seeking to implement a subscription or download model. Read the Story »
Telefónica recovery under way
August 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Spain’s Telefónica enjoyed a solid first half of this year in its domestic market, gaining almost an additional 45,000 pay-TV subscribers, bringing the total number to around 748,000. This contrasted with a loss in the same period in 2009 and was equivalent to a year-on-year increase of 22.7%, giving the company a market share of 18%. Read the Story »
ONO banks on TiVo deal
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
The leading Spanish cable operator ONO lost 4,000 TV customers in Q2, ending June with a total of 966,000. Cable TV customers as a proportion of its subscriber base meanwhile fell by 0.1 percentage points to 53.1%, and the penetration of cable TV services over homes released to marketing also fell by 0.1 percentage points, to 13.8%. Read the Story »
Triple play drives ZON growth
August 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Triple play services are contributing to strong ARPU growth for the Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON. On the other hand, it is losing both cable and DTH subscribers. Read the Story »
Mixed picture for MTG
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
Viasat’s Nordic pay-TV business has reported increased profitability and growing margins, while the company’s Baltic operations continue to feel the squeeze from a tough advertising market and rising churn. Read the Story »
