Communications market research firm Infonetics Research has released the first quarter) editions of its Cable Broadband Aggregation Hardware and Subscribers and Broadband CPE and Subscribers reports. Jeff Heynen, Directing Analyst at Infonetics Research, said that on the heels of record-high revenue in 2008 ($1.23 billion), the cable broadband hardware market held steady in the first […]
Streaming video and music distributed across the Internet, an IPTV network, or a mobile handset will generate more than $78 billion in network-derived and content-derived revenue into the US markets over the next six years, according to a study from The Insight Research Corporation. The study also estimates the revenue from the various types of […]
The Broadband Forum has published the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show impressive growth in the face of the global economic downturn. Its report, prepared for the Forum by industry analysts Point Topic, shows that global broadband grew by 16.6 million lines in the first quarter 2009 alone, while IPTV subscribers approach 24 million, […]
Signalling an increased emphasis on intellectual property rights, NBC Universal is moving one of its senior communication executives, Cory Shields, to a newly created position of executive vice president for global policy strategies. For the past three years, Shields has been the main public relations adviser to the NBC Universal chief executive, Jeff Zucker. “One […]
Foreshadowing the publication of the 'Digital Britain' report, Prime Minister Gordon Brown described a fast Internet connection as "an essential service, as indispensable as electricity, gas and water". Writing in The Times, Brown said the digital revolution was changing lives beyond recognition and that investment now in the information and communications industries could underpin the […]
From Colin Mann in London The UK government has published its Digital Britain report, which sets out the importance of the Digital Economy to the nation's economic future, and how it will drive future industrial capability and competitiveness. It makes the case that the United Kingdom's communications infrastructure and increased Digital Participation are key to […]
Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) has selected Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, to provide the encoding, multiplexing and modulation for ten HD and 32 standard-definition channels that are simultaneously played out over satellite and digital terrestrial networks. The Vietnamese broadcaster and platform operator combines MPEG-2 SD and MPEG-4 AVC HDTV channels in the same […]
Disney has confirmed it will replace Jetix with its Disney XD brand in the UK this August. The company has been gradually phasing out Jetix, having taken full control of the channel last year, and introducing Disney XD in its place.
In 2008 Conditional Access technologies earned revenue of nearly $1.3 billion worldwide and will continue to grow, adding nearly $105 million more in annual revenue by 2014, according to a new study from ABI Research. Cable generated the bulk of the revenue, followed by satellite and telco. This can be largely attributed to new deployments […]
Safaricom subscribers in Kenya can now watch DStv's menu of TV programmes from certain Nokia mobile phones. As part of an introductory offer, they do not have to pay any extra cost for the service till April, 2010, as long as they have the right devices. The service follows the signing of a partnership between […]