MTel IPTV subscriber base passes 300k mark

Hungarian operator Magyar Telekom (MTel) has reached the milestone of signing up its 300,000th IPTV subscriber, adding that the number of people accessing its on-demand service ‘Videoteka’ is averaging 100,000 views per month. Commenting on the landmark, MTel chairman and chief executive officer Christopher Mattheisen said: ‘Earlier this year we stated that 2012 would be the year of interactive television in Hungary. As we have greeted our three hundred thousandth subscriber I can only confirm this statement. … Telekom’s innovation will continue to focus on being able to deploy technology in the service of customer experience.’