INTERVIEW: Henk Van Hes, Enterprise Data
Enterprise Data Technologies is a young company out to prove the back office is somewhere operators can find big wins. Academy Television spoke to Managing Director Henk Van Hes…
August 29, 2010
Test and Measurement Roundtable
Why does T&M matter, can it really help network providers deliver better QoE, lower churn and higher profit? Participants from: DekTec, Maxpeak, Tollgrade, Mixed Signals, Spirent.
August 29, 2010
New Chelsea online TV, but will anyone watch?
Chelsea FC has launched a online TV portal for the 2010/11 season, with new and exclusive content from its Sky channel, Chelsea TV. The portal, produced and maintained for Chelsea by sports media specialist Perform, will include interviews, live press conferences and behind-the-scenes features on the football club. Content from Chelsea TV, previously only available […]
August 27, 2010
YouTube free Movie service
The free movie service, YouTube Movies, presaged by its deal with Blinkbox is open for business. The 165 movies initially available are free, Blinkbox will take a share of the advertising sold around the films. As well as many Bollywood films an eclectic mix includes Cathy Come Home, Naked Run, The Secret Life of Hitler […]
August 27, 2010
BBC: more hypertext and more money
The BBC is to invest more in R&D for online TV and is appointing specialist in Internet standards to work with Future Media & Technology. The BBC says the move demonstrates its commitment to HTML 5 use in video – it has received criticism that the use of Flash in the iPlayer shows a lack […]
August 27, 2010
iApps from Netflix
Netflix announces the release of a free Netflix application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows streaming of movies over Wi-Fi or a 3G cellphone connection. Netflix is available on a number of devices and screens, including gaming consoles like Microsoft’s Xbox, the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii — all of […]
August 27, 2010
Lagardere ‘will IPO Canal Plus to get full value’
The French media group has said it will press ahead with a flotation of its stake in pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus after failing to strike a deal with Vivendi. Arnaud Lagardère, chief executive, said there would “not be a U-turn” in a planned IPO of its 20 per cent stake which it values at E1.5bn […]
August 27, 2010
Nothing neutral about Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality is, ironically, a matter on which nearly no one is neutral. When the Web was young the idea of equal access for all content and service providers was logical and easily accommodated. Then came video, which was magnitudes more bandwidth hungry than what had gone before. But there was still no question of […]
August 27, 2010
TiVo loss, and predicts more
TiVo, the digital video recorder maker, has reported a narrower loss than expected thanks to a pick-up in sales for its new Premiere recorder, but forecast a wider-than-expected net loss in the fiscal third quarter. The company said it expects a net loss in the range of $19 million to $21 million for its fiscal […]
August 26, 2010
UK consumers ‘unlikely to buy 3D TV’
UK consumers ‘unlikely to buy 3D TV’ Just two per cent of UK consumers are planning on purchasing a 3D television over the next 12 months, according to research by Deloitte. Those aged between 25 and 34 were the most likely to say they were planning to buy a set, with five per cent […]
August 26, 2010