Channel 4 has signed a landmark deal with YouTube to make its TV shows available to users. The deal, which has been under negotiation for the last six months, will see Channel 4 make its existing 4oD online video catch-up service available via YouTube shortly after shows have aired on TV. YouTube users can watch […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid In the second quarter of the year pay-TV lost 120,000 subs, 90 per cent of them from the DTH platform Digital Plus and cable company ONO, according to the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) Only IPTV operators Jazztelia TV and Telefonica's Imagenio achieved a slight increase their subscription base reaching […]

Cable Europe has announced yearend figures for 2009 showing a rise in broadband customers throughout Europe. During meetings on broadband policy and copyright Cable Europe President, Manuel Kohnstamm said "Our meetings signify commitment from both the business community and the policy community to work together towards the common goal of broadband rollout across the EU. […]

Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes has said a takeover of NBC Universal by Comcast would benefit the cable television industry. Comcast’s ownership would make NBCU “reasonably progressive about the future on content” and help make its broadcast businesses “more viable,” Bewkes said at a media conference in New York. Bewkes reiterated that his own […]

An IMS Research study has revealed that nearly 13 per cent of total worldwide IP set-top box shipments in 2008 were operator deployed IP+DTT STBs. Of the 1.6 million IP+DTT STBs deployed, 87 per cent of shipments went to Western European TV households. The study says "Uptake of operator deployed IP+DTT STBs has been popular […]

Called Promoted Videos in the UK a new advertising service from You Tube will use AdWords to allow advertisers to create a campaign that is keyword-targeted and priced on performance. Similar to sponsored links on Google, advertisers will only pay for an ad when a user clicks on it. Advertisers will also be able to […]

BlackArrow, a global provider of advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms, has confirmed its VOD ad insertion platform has gone live in Jacksonville, Florida with cable TV giant Comcast. BlackArrow's Advanced Advertising System gives programmers and cable operators a real-time, multiplatform campaign management and decision system for offering more timely and relevant ads in […]

Sigma Designs and CopperGate Communications have entered into a definitive agreement for Sigma to acquire CopperGate in a cash and stock transaction with an agreed value of $160 million, net of CopperGate’s cash at the closing of the transaction. CopperGate is a provider of silicon-based modem solutions enabling distribution of broadband digital content over all […]

According to French press Canal+, TF1 and M6 are developing a common catch-up platform similar to the proposed Canvas platform. The three have been said to have been planning a JV since March. The platform is intended to be open to other providers. Each of the broadcasters have their own online catch up services available […]

Cisco is buying Starent Networks a supplier of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged carriers. Cisco will pay $35 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.9 billion. The acquisition has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies.