US viewers are looking for laughs on their iPhones and Blackberrys, according to a study from the Nielsen. Comedy is the top category in mobile video viewing, says the Mobile Video Report, a quarterly study that measures mobile subscribers who view TV or video clips on their mobile phones, Blackberrys and other mobile devices. Drawing […]
Sky has turned down a request from Setanta for a £50 million (E57.3m) advance payment on a deal that would have involved Sky selling Setanta packages directly to its own subscribers. The advance payment would have bridged a funding gap at Setanta as it talks to rights holders about securing reduced terms on rights deals. […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The Cabinet has approved a law that will oblige pay TV and commercial TV channels and telco operators to finance the state-owned group RTVE with a great amount of their annual revenues. All those players will have to dedicate 1.5 per cent, 3 per cent and 0.9 per cent […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian DTH operator Sky Italia will have to reimburse thousands of former subscribers, for applying cancellation costs judged as too high by a Rome Court. The decision is the result of a court case initiated in February 2009 by consumers association Movimento Consumatori, in which it accused of violating the […]
BSkyB' rivals are urging Ofcom to loosen the satellite broadcaster's grip on top sports events so that Premier League football, Test cricket and first-run Hollywood movies become more widely available. The broadcasting regulator meets this week to approve a ruling on the UK pay-TV market that BSkyB's rivals believe will oblige it to sell them […]
Virgin1 has unveiled the identity of its new logo the channel, Red. The character will embody the personality and values of the Virgin1 brand, and will appear on air from 9th June at 9pm. The full reveal of Virgin1's rebrand follows the channel's recent announcement that it is extending its hours on Freeview, launching a […]
The number of mobile TV subscribers stood at nearly 70 million at the end of 2008 and is further estimated to reach around 100 million this year, says RNCOS in its study, "Global Mobile TV Forecast to 2013". The study envisages wide potential for the future growth in global mobile TV subscriber base, owing to […]
South Korean TV networks are upping their offensive against peer-to-peer pirates, threatening legal action should file-sharing sites fail to remove illegal videos from their networks. The Internet units of the country’s three national television channels – KBS, MBC and SBS – have jointly issued a warning to 79 peer-to-peer and “Web hard” online storage services […]
Research conducted by The Nielsen Company reveals the “extreme techies” subscriber segment stream significantly more online video content, watching up to 91 minutes (1.5 hours) per week, compared to the mean of 44 minutes for all broadband viewers. Representing eight per cent of the total adult 18 and older broadband population, which equals 4.6 million […]
Harmonic has confirmed that SK Broadband, Korea's leading integrated telecommunications company, has deployed Harmonic's Direct-2-Edge (D2E) solution, encompassing Harmonic's NSG 9000 universal edgeQAMs and D2E control software for the world's largest commercial launch of cable IPTV to date. The landmark deployment enables SK Broadband to provide a uniform broadcast IPTV service across its cable, xDSL, […]