Voom HD Networks has entered into an agreement with DLA for the distribution of its Voom HD feed in Latin America. This move gives Voom HD a footprint throughout Latin America, and access to all digital platforms in the region. DLA is the exclusive distributor of Voom HD for Mexico, Central America, South America and […]
The latest UPC viewer survey says many have trouble reading text on TV and a zoom facility would be useful. The fifth annual UPC Television Survey, conducted in 11 European countries, focussed on accessibility. The main issues of Europeans regarding visibility of texts on the TV screen are related to the contrast between screen text […]
Subscription and download media store revenue rose 26.9 per cent in 2008 to $3.3 billion, forecast to advance by 19 per cent in 2009, according to a report by AccuStream iMedia Research. The report analysed content verticals including music, movies, television, sports, news and entertainment with detailed subscriber, service and transaction velocity numbers, monthly and […]
Full year figures for TV viewing in 2008 from the Broadcasters‚ Audience Research Board (BARB) reveal that the average person in the UK watched 26 hours, 18 minutes of broadcast TV a week, up 48 minutes on 2007. This matches the previous highest broadcast viewing figure on record, reached in 2003. The growth across all […]
The theory that home-entertainment wins out in a recession is proved again with the latest results from BSkyB. Europe's biggest pay-TV operation announced net customer growth of 171,000 for the second quarter (to December 31, 2008), up from 167,000 for the like period a year earlier. Total base is now 9.24m. Like for like operating […]
Verizon, the US' second largest telco, said its earnings increased 15 percent in the fourth quarter, as the shrinking economy did little to dampen appetites for wireless, Internet and TV service. The company said it earned $1.24 billion, up from $1.07 billion a year earlier. Revenue rose 3.4 percent to $24.6 billion from a year […]
Pay-TV company UKTV is to launch the Blighty channel, a rebrand of UKTV People, next month as an “unashamed” celebration of all things British. UKTV said Blighty was aimed primarily at young couples in their 30s and 40s who are “interested in reconnecting with the country they live in and will also attract anyone who […]
Freeview finished 2008 with 52,522 of its HD receivers in New Zealand living rooms, slightly ahead of Sky Television's installed base of MySky HDi boxes. At the end of 2008, a total of 198,938 Freeview receivers had been sold, meaning the consortium is now broadcasting to about 12.6 per cent of Kiwi homes. Although Sky […]
Brightcove has confirmed that SPOX.com, the sport web TV service, will adopt the Brightcove platform for online video content management and publishing advertising-supported video players across its Web properties. Beginning later this year, SPOX will use Brightcove to deliver exclusive video content and programming from professional sports leagues in Germany and around the world, including […]
Despite the economic downturn, set-top box shipments will see almost 10 per cent growth over the previous year according to IMS Research. Stephen Froehlich, an analyst for the research group, commented "Television remains one of the most economic forms of entertainment available and is traditionally one of the last expenses to be cut in […]