Microsoft has released the results of a survey that found teenagers are less likely to illegally download content from the Internet when they know the laws for downloading and sharing content online. About half of those teens, however, said they were not familiar with these laws, and only 11 per cent of them clearly understood […]
Orange and T-Mobile UK have revealed they intend to jointly pilot a new mobile TV and multimedia broadcast service in London using NextWave Wireless' UMTS MBMS based TDtv solution. The pilot, scheduled for the second half of 2008, will be targeted at people in West London and will demonstrate how the cost of providing high-quality, […]
The Direct-to-Home (DTH) pay-TV market is expected to continue growing at about 7.6 per cent annually in subscribers from 2006 to 2011, and new services such as HD TV will help increase revenue. Rapid growth in the subscriber base will occur in certain less mature markets like Africa and India, where new DTH providers have […]
NAB is still fighting the Sirius, XM merger, In a filing sent to the FCC, NAB argued that satellite radio services and local radio stations “are not good substitutes” for each other, and thus should not be grouped in the same radio product market. Because of that, the commission must conclude that the proposed merger […]
Yahoo has bought Maven Networks a provider of online video technology for about $160 million to expand its ability to sell advertising alongside Web clips. The deal will help Yahoo and its network of Web partners deliver video to sites and sell advertising within and around the clips, in a challenge to the Internet video […]
Vocento has revealed that Disney has agreed to acquire 20 per cent of the Spanish media group’s Net TV unit for around E27 million. In a statement, Vocento said the sale is part of its 2008-10 strategy plan to consolidate its position as a Digital TV provider. After the sale, Vocento will hold 55 per […]
From Colin Mann in Barcelona Motorola has unveiled the Motorola Mobile TV DH01n, a pocket-sized device that combines a personal media player with advanced navigation capabilities including: 2D or 3D GPS and Tele Atlas map views, points of interest and voice-activated directions. According to Navin Mehta, vice president of Mobile TV and Applications Services, Home […]
Mark Hurd, the chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, has joined the board of News Corp. Hurd replaces Roderick Paige, the former US education secretary. Rupert Murdoch praised the HP boss's management skills. “Mark has had great success in sharpening HP's strategic focus resulting in increased growth and profitability for what is one of the […]
Pay TV broadcaster Setanta Sports has teamed up with Hauppauge Digital, the TV-on-a-PC specialist, to bring live sports to PCs. Owners of a computer with a TV tuner card can plug Hauppauge’s new pay-TV card reader into their PC to access live Premier League games, the FA Cup, World Cup qualifiers, boxing, rugby, racing and […]
Irdeto has signed an agreement for two million smart cards from China’s Jilin Provincial Network. The agreement to provide two million smart cards, which will support the cable TV operator’s digital migration project, is the largest for Irdeto to date. Jilin Provincial Network currently has three million registered subscribers in its cable TV network.