Holland's largest cable operator Ziggo has confirmed it is supporting the CI Plus standard for conditional access. The cableco says it wants to be ready before the first CI Plus devices. Samsung, Philips, Sony, LG are among those using the standard to bring integrated VOD to their TVs.

Virgin Media TV is to close its teenage pay-TV channel Trouble within months as Virgin gets ready to off-load its content business. Reports say it plans to close Trouble and launch a new version of its popular Living channel in its place. Virgin Media has appointed UBS to sell its content division for sale and […]

US Cable companies, which have begun to deploy new technology that will enable them to deliver faster Internet speeds to customers, should have the enhanced broadband service available to nearly all of their customers within the next five years, according to a forecast by market research provider Pike & Fischer. DOCSIS 3.0 will help cable […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid Spain’s largest cable company ONO has reduced by 87 per cent its losses in 2008 to E26 million and now hopes to end the current year breaking even. ONO’s EBITDA was E703 million, up 10.6 per cent. Total revenues were 0.8 per cent down to E1.603 billion, with residential […]

Harmonic has completed the acquisition of Scopus Video Networks for approximately $50 million, net of Scopus’ cash and short-term investments. The acquisition strengthens Harmonic’s technology and market leadership, particularly in the broadcast contribution and distribution markets, in addition to increasing the global customer base. Scopus’ customers will be supported by the expanded regional Harmonic sales […]

Rogers Communication says proposals for a levy on Internet service providers in order to help fund Canadian content online would be illegal. Internet service providers (ISPs) have argued against a tax on Internet services or broadband revenues to support the production of Canadian content for Web consumption. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is […]

Virgin Media has appointed UBS bank to advise it on a sale of its television channels businesses that could be worth up to £500 million (E560m). Virgin Media Television includes Virgin's 50 per cent stake in the cable channels business UKTV. The sale will be partly dependent on the outcome of a political debate going […]

UPC Broadband has announced a reorganisation and streamlining of its Central European operations. From the end of March the regional management group overseeing UPC’s six operating businesses in Hungary, Romania, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be closed down. The affected operating businesses will now report directly to Gene Musselman, President and COO […]

Malcolm Wall, the chief executive of Virgin Media’s content business, is leaving the business. His departure comes as Virgin Media is said to be preparing for the sell-off of its TV channels business. Virgin Media Television’s 50% stake in UKTV could also potentially be folded into a new commercial joint venture between BBC Worldwide and […]

Just as Comcast and other Pay TV operators have announced plans to push high-value cable network programming to the PC, research from TDG suggests that their intention to not charge for this content could be a major strategic error and leave hundreds of millions in additional fees on the table. "Cable operators are working aggressively […]