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Unitymedia promises rural broadband in 2009
German cable operator Unitymedia plans to connect over 730,000 households in rural areas in North-Rhine Westphalia and Hesse to broadband services in the course… Read more
ITV to miss revenue targets as job cuts loom
ITV has cut 600 jobs and said it will not hit its earlier revenue targets as executive chairman Michael Grade said that current UK market… Read more
Arris launches ConvergeMedia
Technology supplier Arris has launched a new family of products to enable service providers to deliver services such as video-on-demand and advanced advertising. ConvergeMedia includes… Read more
Impairment charge sends ProSiebenSat.1 into red
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reported a net loss of 170m for the fourth quarter ending December 31 following an impairment charge of Â180m relating to… Read more
Mirada to provide reminder service for C4 on Sky
Interactive TV specialist Mirada is working with UK public broadcaster Channel 4 to create a programme reminder service on the BSkyB platform using the green… Read more
Zon ends 2008 with 1.5 million TV subs
Portuguese media company and pay-TV operator Zon Multimédia ended 2008 with 1.5 million basic TV customers, 829,900 of which took a premium TV service. Overall… Read more
Orange TV reports 2.1 million subs
France Télécom-owned Orange reported a 66% growth in pay-TV customers across its broadband and DTH platforms last year. The operator had a total of 2.1… Read more
History heads to Romania
The History channel has launched in Romania on UPC’s cable network. The 24-hour channel broadcasts in English with Romanian languaging and includes original series Ice… Read more
Over half of European pay-TV homes take cable
Cable now accounts for 58% of all pay-TV homes in Europe, according to figures released by industry body Cable Europe. Europe was home to a… Read more
Comstar and Stream create triple-play powerhouse
Following the merger of Russian triple-play service provider Comstar-UTS with Stream-TV and its affiliated companies in 40 cities across the country, the combined group now… Read more





