Polish regulator UOKiK has cleared the acquisition of cable operator Aster by UPC Poland – with conditions. UPC will be instructed to sell parts of the Aster network in Warsaw and Krakow within 18 months. This covers networks in buildings where both operators already provide services. The regulator noted that in some areas the two […]
The number of pay-TV households in the US declined by nearly 380,000 in the second quarter as traditional cable and satellite video providers continued to lose subscribers because of economic factors and lower-priced Internet video solutions, according to IHS Screen Digest. Total US TV subscriptions in the second quarter decreased to 100.9 million, down from […]
Deutsche Telekom is planning a new subsidiary to look after high-speed fibre-optic networks and compete more effectively with the country’s cable operators in the high-speed access market, according to Financial Times Deutschland. It says that the new company, FTTH GmbH, could employ up to 1,500 people in the medium term, beginning with several hundred in […]
Cable TV subs in the Netherlands number 5.291 million for the first quarter, down from 5.334 million in December, according to the latest survey by regulator OPTA. Analogue subscribers are 2.252 million, down from 2.436 million. The total of DTH, IPTV and DTT viewers numbered 2.239 million, up from 2.165 million. Cabler Ziggo remained the […]
Time Warner Cable has revealed it will subsidise some purchases of a set-top box called Slingbox enabling out of home viewing for their subscribers. Time Warner Cable said it would give subscribers to its $99-a-month Wideband Internet service a rebate for the total cost of the $300 device. Some are interpreting the move as a […]
Kabel Deutschland says it grew premium TV RGUs by 209,000 to 1.316 million as of June 30, 2011, representing an annual growth rate of 18.9 per cent. During the first quarter, the Company added 52.2 thousand units, an increase of 4.1 per cent quarter over quarter. The number of Internet and phone subscribers grew by […]
Spending $12.5 billion on Motorola’s Mobility division has given Google a great deal of publicity in what it means for so-called ‘Smart’ phones in the future. But there are other implications for the broadcast industry because of its ‘Google TV’ product, which some now see as providing an open door into Latin America’s cable business […]
The Brazilian Senate has approved a law that allows telecommunications operators and foreign companies to provide cable TV services in the country. The measure is now awaiting the approval of President Dilma Rousseff. Under the new law, America Movil would be able to exercise the option it has to acquire control of voting rights in […]
Cisco has revealed that Kabel Deutschland (KD), Germany’s largest cable operator, is deploying Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers to aggregate and distribute enhanced video, data and voice services throughout its converged Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN). The investment is driven by KD’s desire to expand the capabilities of its Premium TV (HD […]
Time Warner Cable has agreed to pay $3 billion in cash for Insight Communications. The transaction, subject to approvals, will strengthen Time Warner Cable’s presence in the east of USA presence, adding more than 750,000 subscribers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Insight is owned by The Carlyle Group, Crestview Partners, MidOcean Partners, members of Insight […]