Eutelsat serving 274m homes in key regions
Figures from satellite operator Eutelsat on the number of homes receiving channels broadcast by eight of its flagship television neighbourhoods serving Europe, North Africa and the Middle East reveal...
View ArticleTele Columbus to offer Internet speeds of 400 Mbit/s
Tele Columbus Group, the third largest German cable network operator, is set to launch a new Internet service in April that will see download speeds on the German consumer market reach a new record...
View ArticleActivist demands new audit of KD, Voda deal
Kabel Deutschland active shareholder Elliott Management has called for a new audit of Vodafone’s $11 billion takeover of the German cable company as the hedge fund seeks more money from the MNO. Elliot...
View ArticleTele Columbus sets IPO price range
Tele Columbus, Germany’s third largest cable network operator, has revealed further details on its initial public offering. The price range for the offered shares has been set at €8 to €12 per share....
View ArticleEC seeks views on UHF spectrum use
The European Commission is launching a public consultation on how to use the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum (the 700 MHz) band) most effectively in the coming decades. The Commission is seeking...
View ArticleSouth Korea C&M cable for sale
The private equity owners of South Korean cable group C&M have instructed Goldman Sachs to begin seeking buyers this week after seven years of ownership, hoping that fierce competition among rival...
View ArticleShaw Cable profit dips
Canada’s lead cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc reported a 7 per cent drop in first-quarter profit, hurt mainly by a fall in video subscriptions. The company’s net income fell to C$227 million...
View ArticleOfcom tells BT to offer rivals better margin
BT could be forced to raise its broadband prices or cut the charges for rivals to use its network under tough tests being proposed by regulator Ofcom. The new rules are designed to ensure that BT...
View ArticleUK teenager arrested for PS, Xbox DoS
A UK man has been arrested as part of an investigation into DoS attacks on Sony Playstation and Xbox systems over Christmas. The 18-year-old was arrested at an address in Southport, near Liverpool. He...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs acquires Hathway Cable stake
Goldman Sachs is busy buying up stakes in India’s cable industry. It has already bought into DEN Networks having paid $110 million. Now it has acquired 4.8 per cent of Hathway Cable & Datacom,...
View ArticleO3b adds key Pacific clients
O3b, the satellite-by-broadband constellation that aims to reach ‘the other 3 billion’ people who have little or no access to Internet services, has added some important Pacific clients. It is now...
View ArticlePakistan cancels 425 cable licences
BBC Monitoring is reporting that Pakistan’s Electronic Media Regulator Authority (PEMRA) has approved the cancellation of 425 cable TV licences across the country. PEMRA made the decision at a meeting...
View ArticleUK ISPs commit to Open Internet
The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) has confirmed that all of the UK’s leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have now signed up to a voluntary Code of Practice in support of the Open Internet....
View ArticleCable Europe: ‘Infrastructure leader, not laggard’
In the run-up to Cable Congress in mid-March in Brussels, Matthias Kurth, Executive Chairman, Cable Europe, has suggested that Europeans might have the opportunity to lead the way when it comes to...
View ArticleWho’s Neutral Now?
The FCC’s fork in the road, or should that be Information Super-highway, on Net Neutrality is fast approaching and the stakes are getting high and tempers frayed. In typical Washington fashion, the...
View ArticleCoalition urges EU to champion Open Internet
The EBU has signed an open letter alongside a broad coalition of digital stakeholders, urging the EU Council of Ministers to support strong and clear net neutrality rules in the Single Telecoms Market...
View ArticleEmbracing the cloud
Advanced Television talks to Yvette Kanouff, SVP Cisco Service Provider Video Software and Solutions, about Cisco’s increasing commitment to the cloud, V2P and the benefit of comprehensive...
View Articleupc cablecom expands channel line-up
From February 3rd, upc cablecom customers in Switzerland will be able to choose from over 70 unencrypted TV channels included in the Basic TV package. Over 40 channels will be offered in HD in...
View ArticleSky and TalkTalk filter broadband content by default
Broadband provider Sky will block adult content by default, unless users opt out. The decision was announced in a blog post and will be phased in over coming weeks. Sky’s Broadband Shield is designed...
View ArticleDutch fine KPN and Voda for ‘neutrality violations’
Dutch regulator ACM has fined KPN and Vodafone €250,000 and €200,000 respectively for violations of net neutrality. KPN was fined for blocking certain services on its free Wi-Fi hotspots. Vodafone...
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