Envivio, technology provider of IP video convergence encoding solutions, has announced that its Mobile Series video encoding platform has been installed by MEO Mobile – the mobile TV service from the mobile network subsidiary of Portugal Telecom. MEO Mobile has used the Envivio platform to upgrade and expand its mobile streaming service, enabling it to […]
Taiwan carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has further reduced the target number of its MOD (multimedia on demand) based IPTV subscribers for the end of 2008 from 800,000 to 700,000. In July, CHT lowered the target number from one million to 800,000. The company currently claims about 603,000 subs with activation rates at less than 40 […]
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has stated that Microsoft founder Bill Gates has signalled his approval of the FCC white spaces agenda as the Commission moves to approve allowing devices to use the spaces and disappoint broadcasters who have warned of signal interference. According to the FCC, Gates praised the FCC’s recent conclusion that laptops and […]
US cable TV could see a mass migration away from its services, according to a report by Parks Associates., if providers do not improve their consistently low satisfaction ratings among subscribers. The report reveals that subscribers to satellite television and telco/IPTV are significantly more likely to be satisfied with their services than both basic and […]
The first PVR to carry the Freesat+ brand will go on general sale in the UK next month. The Foxsat-HDR has a 320GB hard drive that can store up to 80 hours of HD programming, or up to 200 hours of standard definition shows, while the eight day on-screen electronic programme guide claims to make […]
Pace, developer of digital TV technologies, has announced the appointment of Mathias Hautefort as the new President of Pace France. Mathias joins Pace from Atari, the gaming company, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for Worldwide Distribution and Operations.
AT&T has enjoyed strong growth in its U-verse TV subscribers, with a net subscriber gain of 232,000 to reach 781,000 in service; on track to exceed 1million subscribers in service by the end of 2008. The news came as part of AT&T results which showed that elsewhere showed heavy spending on their i-Phone launch. The […]
Londoners could be able to see Freeview in HD from 2010 after Ofcom outlined a proposal for a pilot scheme that could speed up the roll-out of HD services by two years. Ofcom has launched a consultation, in response to a request from the BBC, to look at temporarily reassigning some spectrum frequencies to allow […]
BskyB is facing a "perfect storm" according to a melodramatic note from broker Collin's Stewart on the day Sky shares plumbed a three-year low. The on-coming recession, threats from changing technology and tighter regulation threaten to demolish its core business model, says the broker. It warns Sky risks missing its target of 10 million pay […]
The Chinese love affair with the Internet will see digital ad spend increase 40 per cent to $5.2 billion next year, making the booming Asian online economy roughly the same size as the current UK market, according to a report. The study by KPMG estimates that the total ad spend on all media in the […]