Cox Communications, the third-biggest US cable system, is close to an agreement with Viacom to carry new movie channel Epix, according to reports. Epix was launched on October 30th as a joint venture of Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment and MGM, with just one distribution partner, Verizon's FiOS TV service. That means it is […]
This year BBC Three is on target to increase its share of 16-34 year olds to 4.4 per cent (from 4 per cent). Year-on-year growth on BBC Three is 9 per cent, making the channel the most watched amongst 16-34s with 4.8 million watching every week. Overall, reach among 16-34 year olds is up across […]
Portable electronics device shipments will grow more than 10 per cent in 2009 versus 2008 according to market research firm, In-Stat. The category, which includes digital radio receivers, e-readers, edutainment toys, handheld game consoles, MP3 players, portable media players (PMPs), and personal navigation devices (PNDs), is expanding to over 400 million units in 2009. By […]
AT&T has that it has reached its 2 millionth AT&T U-verse TV customer. In the last year, AT&T has added one million customers to the award-winning TV service available to millions of homes across the US. AT&T has also announced the launch of AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Max Turbo, which offers broadband speeds of […]
Along with nine major Chinese TV brands, the China Video Industry Association (CVIA) under The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MII) has filed applications for two industry standards for Web-enabled TV sets The standards are drafted mainly by CVIA, China Digital Home Industry Association (CDHIA), and Chinese TV makers such as TCL, Skyworth, and […]
NDS and DOXTV, a leading value-added TV service provider in China, have launched China's first HD digital video recorder and push VOD service for Chongqing Cable subscribers. In the first deployment of both a HD DVR and push VOD in China, Chongqing has chosen solutions from NDS including VideoGuard conditional access, MediaHighway STB software, XTV […]
In October 2009, the number of households in Hungary using digital television topped the 1.1 million mark, according to the flash report released by the National Communications Authority (NHH). According to NHH estimates and previous surveys, of the close to 3.8 million Hungarian households approximately 3 million subscribe to some sort of television service. The […]
From Colin Mann in London Humax has unveiled its Freeview HD set-top box, which is targeted for commercial release in the first quarter of 2010. The Humax HD-Fox T2 incorporates a DVB-T2 tuner, which will enable it to receive the recently launched Freeview HD offerings. Available after launch will be a Home Networking Solution – […]
YouTube is to launch a sport portal with video content from some of the world's leading sport athletics organisations and events including the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. The Google video site has signed a multi-territory deal with SportAccord, a body which represents international sports federations, to create the Sports Hub. It will feature video content […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome During the first four months Italy's free-to-air satellite platform TivùSat has managed to double its own growth objectives. To date it has sold 570,000 smart-cards to manufacturers of decoders and TV sets, almost double the objective of 300,000 cards. This result comes at a time when three new TivùSat-certified decoders […]