UK number two ISP TalkTalk has staged a wireless stunt, aimed at illustrating why government to disconnect filesharers is “naive”. The stunt demonstratration showed how innocent people could be disconnected from the network if the plans become law. In order to illustrate the point Matt Roxburgh, a security expert from TalkTalk, visited an ordinary street […]
Canal+ and Internet movie information specialist AlloCiné have signed a deal to promote video on demand on the French market. By the end of the month, CanalPlay, the platform for downloading videos at the request of Group Canal + will be available on the new site Allociné. CanalPlay is currently the only platform for VOD […]
UAE telco du has contracted with Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility business to supply its VIP series IPTV set-top boxes in order to support the telco’s delivery of IP video services to its customers. The Motorola VIP1200E and VIP1216E series set-top boxes ordered by du support HD and SD digital video services as well as […]
Apple have filed a patent application entitled Synchronisation of Media State Across Multiple Devices, which appears to combine local iPod and iPhone synchronisation with MobileMe and cloud-computing services. The patent, if implemented, would note where you had stopped watching a video on any connected device, and would automatically set that as the start time on […]
UEFA have said that the experiment to screen the Ukraine v England 2010 World Cup qualifier on the Internet is not the solution for the future. About 500,000 fans paid to watch England play Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier on the Internet last weekend. It was the first England game to be shown exclusively […]
A reluctance to force telecoms and cable operators to open their networks to competitors has led to the country being overtaken in rankings of broadband penetration and affordability, according to a study for the Federal Communications Commission. The study could strengthen expectations of change in the stance held by the FCC for much of this […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory and the Direction du développement des médias (France) are publishing a new study entitled Video on Demand and Catch-Up Television in Europe. The study provides a survey of the on-demand audiovisual services existing in Europe and is based on the criteria established in the European Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which was […]
NBCU had a lopsided Q3, as earnings grew 13 percent to $732 million even as revenues dropped 20 percent to $4 billion from $5 billion. NBCU's troubles are attributed to its declining broadcast business, which offsets gains on the cable side. There is much speculation parent GE is about to do a deal to buy […]
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has confirmed the approval of A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard. The ATSC Mobile DTV Standard defines the technical specifications necessary for broadcasters to provide new services to mobile and handheld devices using their digital television (DTV) transmissions. “Development and adoption of the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard is a major […]
"DTVs are competing with computers to be the entertainment hub of the home," says Brian O'Rourke, In-Stat analyst. "Sets with Internet connectivity are already commercially available in the US, Europe, and Japan. Models from Hitachi, LG Electronics, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony can connect directly to the Internet without a home computer." Research by […]