Latvia

Baltcom adds two HD channels

Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to add Animal Planet HD and Eurosport 2 HD to its programming line-up this week. The two channels will be… Read more

Baltcom strikes deal with MTG for TV3 and LNT

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has struck a deal with Modern Times Group to include the latter’s TV3 and LNT channels in its line-up. Baltcom said… Read more

Latvia’s Baltcom acquires eight smaller operators

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has acquired eight smaller telecom service providers. The eight companies acquired – SIA Global DVA, SIA IME PLUSS, SIA Latvijas Datoru… Read more

DVR most popular function for Izzi subs

DVR functionality is the most popular interactive TV application amongst Latvian service provider Izzi’s customer base, followed by catch-up TV and pause live TV, according… Read more

Most Latvian viewers only watch half of all pay channels

While over 80% of Latvian pay TV users view pay TV channels on their platform, the majority only ever view half of the channels that… Read more

Lattelecom to expand multiscreen services with Thomson

Latvian telco Lattelecom has installed Thomson’s ViBE VS7000 multiscreen video platform for its IPTV service. The 10RU system provides encoding for Lattelecom’s new range of… Read more

LTV chief criticises new Latvian retransmission rules

New amendments to Latvia’s media law have been criticised as penalising public broadcaster LTV by the latter’s director-general Edgar Kots. Kots said that the amendments,… Read more

Baltcom adds Viasat Motor

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has added Modern Times Group’s Viasat Motor to its programming line-up. Viasat Motor, which offers coverage of motorsports including Formula 1,… Read more

Viasat extends Hockey deal

Modern Times Group’s pay TV arm Viasat Broadcasting has extended the exclusive pay TV broadcast rights and acquired online rights for the Kontinental Hockey League… Read more

Lattelecom adds High TV 3D

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Latvian telco Lattelecom has added 3D channel High TV to its programming line-up. The addition of the channel follows the launch of 3D on-demand movies… Read more