From Colin Mann in Cologne Investment in high-speed broadband networks should applauded, not punished, according to Thomas Braun, President of ANGA Association of Cable Operators. Delivering the welcome address at the opening of the ANGA Cable Trade Fair, Braun noted that although cable had perhaps been late in developing its networks, it had made great […]

From Colin Mann in Cologne German cable MSO Kabel BW has selected EuroDOCSIS 3.0 solutions from Motorola to offer personalised media experiences to customers in cities in the German federal state Baden-Wuerttemberg, with broadband speeds of currently up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps). Kabel BW currently has over 2.3 million customers The extended services […]

Yankee Group has identified a new category of consumer: the coax-cutter. These consumers cut off their pay TV services and use their PCs, gaming consoles and other connected devices to access video programming instead. One in eight consumers are set to join their ranks in the next 12 months. Yankee Group reports that the number […]

German regional cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has announced its key performance indicators (KPIs) for the year ended 31 March 2010, reporting a 3.6 per cent year-on-year rise in total revenue generating units (RGUs) to 12.048 million. However, total direct subscribers fell to 7.47 million, down by 33,000 from the previous year primarily due to […]

Cable Europe is taking the opportunity of the launch the European Commission investigation into transparency in the collective management of copyright, to call for a full scale review of the rules that govern relationships between rights owners, collecting societies and users of copyright content across Europe. “The cable industry calls on the Commission to take […]

The Portugese cableco lost 1,302 basic cable subscribers in the six months to February 2010, compared to 19,943 in 2009. Announcing second quarter and half-year results, Canadian parent Cogeco said net additions amounted to 21,508 RGUs and 48,121 RGUs, respectively, compared to 12,833 RGUs and 84 RGUs for the same periods of the previous year. […]

DirecTV's single largest shareholder and its board chairman, is divesting most of his voting shares in the satellite television company. John Malone currently owns about 24.3 per cent of the company's voting shares, in a share exchange executed this week, his voting power in DirecTV will drop to 3 per cent. He will receive around […]

The FCC wants the US cable industry to adopt an open-standard, “gateway” device to replace current set-tops by the end of 2012, according to extracts of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan. The cable industry has resisted a one-size-fits-all approach to set tops. The FCC wants the new “gateway” to be a standard interface that “bridges” […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid The must-carry obligation traditionally imposed on nation wide terrestrial TV channels to open up their signals to cable and satellite platforms for free distribution is coming to an end in Spain. The new overall TV law (Ley General Audiovisual) frees private TV channels from the must-carry obligation and allows […]

Swiss operator Cablecom will provide a CI+ option for its subscribers from June, it will allow its new digital channel package to be watched on other sets via a Digicard charged at CHF99 a month. The new basic digital TV package will contain 55 channels and cost CHF23.20 a month. For CHF4 a month subscribers […]