Plans to merge the three former Deutsche Telekom cable nets in Germany are shelved admits Kabel Deutschland CEO Adrian von Hammerstein. The German monopoly commission Bundeskartellamt has outlawed the proposal. Kabel Deutschland will turn its attention to buying Level 4 operators that are distributors for the KDG product. The operator has also expressed interest in […]
Sky is doing an advertising deal with Spotify using the music streaming app's audio commercials to pipe near-live commentary updates from the Ashes cricket tournament, inviting listeners to click a banner to watch the competition live via Sky Player. The promo comes with a half-price offer for the service. …………
The DTH market in India has emerged as one of the most lucrative markets which have successfully resisted the impacts of the current economic slowdown. The slowdown has certainly proved a boon for the Indian DTH industry as people have now started to cut on their entertainment expenditure and instead of viewing movies at theatres, […]
Italy should set up a company to handle the move to a fibre optic network which would be supported with private and public funds, the head of the telecoms authority has. Corrado Calabro said the proposed company should be modelled on the way existing utilities operate networks and the authority could set tariffs adequate for […]
Viasat Broadcasting has signed an agreement with Swedish commercial broadcaster the TV4 Group to add TV4 Play to Viasat OnDemand, as a catch-up service for Viasat’s satellite TV subscribers through the recordable digital box. The public broadcaster’s service SVT Play joins the already present play channels TV3 Play, TV6 Play, TV8 Play, ZTV Play, TV1000 […]
Many telecom companies are shifting away from traditional communications access providers and targeting the needs of a digitalised society. To this end, they have started looking for ways to not only offer Quad Play services that include fixed telephony, fixed broadband, TV and mobile communication services but also to enable end users to perform their […]
From Colin Mann in London Research carried out by independent PR agency Edelman has revealed that UK adults aged 18 to 34 are more trusting in the entertainment industry than those in the US. UK trust in the sector remains stable at 29 per cent compared to last year, whereas the US has seen a […]
Packet Video the mobile video and software company has sold about a 35 percent stake in the company to Japanese mobile giant DoCoMo. The all-cash deal is intended to "strengthen DoCoMo's position in advanced music and video services in Japan," it said.
Pace has reported that the company is on target to meet management expectations for the six months ended 30th June 2009. Neil Gaydon, Chief Executive Officer commented: "Pace has continued to capitalise on its excellent position in the growing global market for digital TV technology. The strong operating performance anticipated for the full year that […]
From Colin Mann in London David Cameron, leader of the Conservative opposition party in the UK, has suggested that the role of comms regulator Ofcom be considerably slimmed down. Cameron, who hopes to lead his party to power in the General Election likely in 2010, has suggested that a number of quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations […]