DirecTV has reported that first-quarter earnings fell 46 per cent even as subscriber growth hit a four-year high. Chief Executive Chase Carey said he expects intense competition to continue in the pay-TV business, as providers fight for consumers who have become more sensitive to price. Still, he predicted that customers will cut their spending to […]
Carphone Warehouse is set to become Britain's second largest broadband provider after it agreed to pay £236 million (E264m) for the UK assets of Tiscali. Carphone said it would be funded by its existing debt facilities and would raise its earnings in the current financial year to March 2010. The move will also see Carphone […]
OpenTV reported a 13 percent drop in first quarter revenues to $29.4 million, down from $33.8 million in the first quarter of 2008, but it was upbeat about the company’s long-term prospects. Net income for the quarter was $1.2 million, down considerably from the $7.6 million in profit that OpenTV reported this time last year. […]
The slump in the U.S. car industry helped send Sirius XM Radio Inc. to a loss of $236.6 million in the first quarter and its first-ever quarterly decline in net subscriber additions. But the satellite radio company said it has enough access to financing and cash generated from operations to meet its debt obligations this […]
Making viewing experiences more interactive is luring in more viewers and advertisers, according to the study, "WeVision: The Four Steps to Online Media Success," from digital media research company Futurescape. "Digital audiences can be remarkably generous to shows that reach out and involve them. They are prepared to contribute ideas, give practical support and even […]
Verismo Networks has announced the release of VuNow 3.0, the latest software release for its award-winning Internet TV Platform that lets people watch millions of free Internet videos directly on their TV. The new release responds to market needs and community requests, and enriches the user experience for accessing and enjoying a broad range of […]
Global digital sport and entertainment specialist Perform has announced the exclusive distribution of their e-Player across Prisacom's network of digital publishing properties. The e-Player, which streams premium on demand sports content to every major UK publishing group, will extend its network into Europe for the first time. Launching this week on Prisacom's sports website, the […]
BigBand Networks and LG Powercom have confirmed the commercial deployment of BigBand's video IP solution, vIP PASS, to deliver cost effective IPTV services to personal computers and IP set-top boxes over DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems. LG Powercom is a telecommunications service provider and has the largest HFC Networks infrastructure in Korea with over 2.3 million […]
QuickPlay Media, provider of solutions that manage the business of mobile video, has launched its PrimeTime2Go premium mobile TV service in the US for the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphones. The monthly subscription fee-based service enables consumers to download and watch the most recent episodes of popular shows on-demand. The service includes network […]
Pangea Media, a media platform for youth media and marketing professionals, has released the results of a jointly developed survey which tracked television consumption and viewing preferences of almost 2,000 of Pangea Media’s tween/teen users. The survey found that tweens/teens watch an average of five to 10 hours of TV content a week and prefer […]