Qualcomm plans to add TiVo-like television recording functions to wireless devices in an effort to stoke consumer interest in its mobile-TV service. Qualcomm's Media Flo already allows AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers to watch broadcast TV on their mobile phones. As its audience increasingly shifts to using VOD, Flo will evolve to meet that need, […]
Red Bee Media has been appointed by Channel 5 Broadcasting to manage all its video on demand services including content distribution to Five's VOD service, Demand Five, and the syndication, live streaming, content management and delivery of the broadcaster's original full-length programmes to YouTube in the UK. The contract win sees Red Bee Media manage […]
Nagravision has revealed that its Nagra Media Access conditional access system (CAS) has been selected by SkyLife, the sole DTH pay TV service provider in Korea with 2.4 million subscribers to secure their new HD platform. SkyLife, one of the largest and most advanced DTH operators in Asia, is aggressively migrating from standard definition to […]
Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, and Brightstar, a global player in the wireless industry, have announced a partnership to bring a low-cost handset that delivers live, free-to-air broadcast TV to Latin American and African consumers prior to this summer’s 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa. Brightstar’s Avvio 505 device, which incorporates […]
Brightcove, the online video platform, has confirmed a deal with Turner Broadcasting to support its online video content in the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries throughout Europe. Turner Broadcasting will use the Brightcove platform to expand its advertising-supported online video offerings and to introduce a variety of new enhanced online video programming […]
A survey has revealed that 79 per cent of users would no longer access a website that charges them. The finding implies that consumers can find the same information at no cost. The report from Nielsen surveyed 27,000 consumers from 52 countries. The survey showed that 71 per cent of global consumers say that if […]
MEF's Annual Business Confidence Index (BCI), compiled by KPMG and capturing a year's worth of quarterly industry sentiment, points to a cooling in optimism from Q3 2009. Andrew Bud, the Global Chair of MEF stated: “Since its launch in January 2009, the BCI has underlined the industry's ability to weather the storm of the recession […]
For the first time, an Australian ISP has ditched quotas and is offering an unlimited broadband plan. AAPT already had a number of plans with unrestricted usage during off-peak times, but wanted to shake up the market, according to Chief Executive Paul Broad “AAPT has committed to unlocking broadband restraints for the past year and […]
Entone, a specialist in broadband video and home connectivity solutions, is taking orders for 2Q2010 delivery of its VUDU enabled Janus Media Hub and Amulet IPTV Receiver. Entone's new line of broadband TV devices integrates the latest VUDU technologies including VUDU Apps, a cloud platform for the delivery of Internet entertainment services, and the VUDU […]
In a significant development in the convergence of communications and computing, Intel Corporation and Nokia are merging their popular Moblin and Maemo software platforms. This will create a unified Linux-based platform that will run on multiple hardware platforms across a wide range of computing devices, including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs and […]