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Hungary to phase out telco tax 08.52 Europe/London, October 18, 2011 By Chris Dziadul Hungary is set to scrap a controversial telco ‘crisis’ tax imposed in October last year in 2013. Portfolio reports that revenue forecasts submitted to the 2012 budget bill by the county’s economy minister...

EyeTV for iPad 2 already sold out 08.11 Europe/London, October 18, 2011 By Robert Briel Due to very high demand, the new EyeTV Mobile for iPad 2 ran out of stock just days after its release, according to manufacturer Elgato. Elgato is now offering prospective buyers to subscribe to an alert...

Rostelecom rolls out interactive TV 08.42 Europe/London, October 18, 2011 By Chris Dziadul The Russian telco Rostelecom has begun to connect new subscribers to its interactive TV service. According to AKTR and Tass Telekom, it is doing so free of charge, with customers also being provided...

BT Openreach to offer 300 Mbps broadband speeds 11.16 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Julian Clover BT Openreach has announced plans to launch a 110 Mbps fibre-to-the premises (FTTP) service from next spring. At the same time it will commence a 300 Mbps service that the company claims is...

UPC Romania fine upheld 11.33 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Chris Dziadul Romania’s supreme court (The High Court of Cassation and Justice) has upheld a fine of around €4 million on UPC Romania. According to ZF, it was imposed by the Competition Council back in 2006 on Cablevision of...

FTTH takes off in Spain 11.07 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Chris Dziadul FTTH is growing steadily in Spain, with the number of registered lines as of this August already at 121,352, according to data published by the regulator CMT. This represented an increase of 219.9% on the...

Canal Digital Denmark launches Samsung app 10.44 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Julian Clover Canal Digital Denmark is launching a new app for Samsung Smart TVs that gives customers access to the pay-TV provider’s video on demand service. Initially the selection is based around movies from...

Smartclip to deliver ads to connected iConcerts 09.41 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Robert Briel Online video advertising specialist Smartclip has signed a pan-European partnership with multi-platform music channel iConcerts to integrate all video ads into its inventory. iConcerts HD is a...

TDF and SES eye Romania 09.21 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Chris Dziadul Both France’s TDF and the satellite operator SES have confirmed their interest in playing an active role in the transition to digital broadcasting in Romania. Speaking at the International Digital Forum organised by...

Yahoo and ABC News team up online 09.03 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Robert Briel Yahoo and ABC News have announced they will join forces to launch a strategic online news alliance that will deliver content to more than 100 million US users each month. This new venture blends ABC News’...

German cablers expand HD offer 09.23 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Robert Briel Starting today, Wednesday October 5, Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is adding six HD channels to its line-up. Unitymedia is adding three HD channels on November 1. Kabel Deutschland is now positioning HD as its main...

UPC reveals Polish plans 07.24 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Chris Dziadul UPC Polska will formally take over Aster’s operations in the first quarter of next year, according to Simon Boyd, the president of the Liberty Global-owned company. Quoted in the local press, he added that following...

XS4All launches streaming web TV 08.53 Europe/London, October 5, 2011 By Robert Briel Dutch ISP XS4All, a wholly owned subsidiary of KPN, has launched a new streaming web TV service, which allows streaming of ten TV channels to a PC. The channels stream just to the TV, not to any tablets. As...

Mediaset secures HOT distribution 11.44 Europe/London, September 12, 2011 By Chris Dziadul The Italian language channel Mediaset Italia has launched on the Israeli cable platform HOT. The channel, which has been represented by Chello Zone since earlier this year, showcases the best Italian TV...

Boom time for Russian pay-TV 11.20 Europe/London, September 12, 2011 By Chris Dziadul Russia’s pay-TV market was worth R19 billion (€462.8 million) in the first half of this year, or 20% more than in the same period in 2010. At the same time, according to data produced by iKS-Consulting and...