Belgian cable network operator Telenet has signed an agreement with Norkring Belgie to use capacity on the latter’s broadcasting infrastructure network. This will enable Telenet to offer DTT services in Flanders and Brussels beyond its cable footprint to secluded homes, caravans, holiday homes and cars.
Philippe-Olivier Rousseau, Managing Director and Senior Banker at BNP Paribas, has been elected as new president of the European Anti-Piracy Association, AEPOC. Rousseau is the successor to Jean Grenier , the former General Director of Eutelsat, who has retired after pioneering and developing the first pan-European industry initiative against audio-visual piracy during 13 years. Among […]
Liberty Global has completed the sale of its 37.8 per cent stake in Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) to KDDI in a $4bn cash deal. The Tokyo-based carrier earlier this month scaled back its plan, saying it would retain 31.1 percent of Jupiter and place 6.7 percent in a trust bank, after the bid led Japan's financial […]
CNBC, the leading pan-EMEA business and financial news channel, has announced that it will be available on Freesat from February 23rd on channel 210. The channel's availability on Freesat increases CNBC's distribution in the UK to 12 million households. The announcement follows the channel's decision at the end of January to become available 'free-to-air' for […]
Latens, developer of middleware and software-based security solutions for IPTV and cable services, has unveiled CAS 5 – a software only Conditional Access System which will work on all networks – Cable, DTH, DTT, IP and Hybrid from the same head end, thereby making it a safe investment no matter how operators decide to expand […]
Swisscom AG said tougher competition will keep its sales and profit under pressure in 2010 after it posted a rise in 2009 profits when lower depreciation charges helped to offset weaker domestic demand. Group revenues for the whole year reached CHF12 billion ($11.1bn), down 1.6 per cent from 2008, while EBITDA fell 2.6 per cent […]
Eutelsat Communications has raised its outlook for 2009-10 after reporting first half revenues increased by 9.6 per cent to E508 million. EBITDA increased by 9.7 per cent to reach E411.6 million for the six months ending December 31st, 2009. The number of TV channels available through the Eutelsat fleet stood at 3,448 as of December […]
Sezmi, backed by $100 million in financing since its 2006 founding, is set to launch its first video service, in the Los Angeles area. It plans to gradually roll out its TV and Internet video service throughout the US, completing the rollout in 2011. Best Buy will sell Sezmi TV set-top box systems for $299. […]
TV advertising may worry about online but UK online brands have increased spend on TV by an average of 172 per cent a year over the past five years. Research by Nielsen Media Research on behalf of TV marketing trade body Thinkbox revealed online brand's spend on TV had increased from £10 million (E11.53) in […]
Parks Associates forecasts advanced TV, mobile advertising, and social networking to lead long-term recovery in US ad spending. Targeted and interactive TV advertising will lay the foundation for the long-term recovery of US ad spending, while spending on broadcast network TV will return to pre-recession levels in 2010, leading the more immediate recovery, according to […]