Ben Bradshaw, the new Culture Secretary, has diluted a pledge to cut the volume of Internet music piracy by 70 per cent in the next two years. A promise had been made in July 2008 to reduce "file sharing by 70 per cent in two to three years" as part of a three-way agreement between […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Johannes Larcher, senior vice president at Hulu, has confirmed that the service will be coming to the UK with an expected launch date in September, but didn’t specify which UK media companies would provide content for the service. "We are talking to everyone. The UK is our number one priority in terms of international expansion. […]
The European Commission has adopted a new Communication on state aid for the funding of public service broadcasters. The new Communication replaces the Commission's 2001 Broadcasting Communication. The main changes include an increased focus on accountability and effective control at the national level, including a transparent evaluation of the overall impact of publicly-funded new media […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Mediaset has reported a 85 per cent increase in the turnover of its pay-TV service on DTT, Mediaset Premium, during the first six months of 2009. The increase is 70 per cent if all activities connected to Mediaset Premium are taken into account, such as the sale of content. At […]
Globecomm Systems, provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions, has announced that the company has appointed Keith Hall as President and Chief Operating Officer. Hall will assume the overall responsibilities for both the infrastructure and service operations of the company. Over the last six years, Hall has led the service sector of Globecomm's business, increasing growth […]
Nagravision has confirmed that a new generation conditional access (CA) system has been selected by Embratel, Brazil's second largest telco, for its DTH service. The new pay-TV service branded 'Via Embratel' is available across the entire Brazilian market. The Nagravision CA system is securing the content and providing access to over 100 thousand subscribers. …..
Total subscribers have increased to 1,687,833 by 34,000 in just 6 months. On July 2nd, Korea's three IPTV operators reported that KT's Qook TV has 724,564 subscribers while LG Dacom's My LGTV and SK Broadband's Broadband&TV have 188,289 and 774,980, respectively. Noticeably, the statistics of June show that although subscribers of the VOD service have […]