QuickPlay Media, a provider of solutions that manage the business of mobile video, have published the results of an independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the UK. Conducted with current mobile subscribers, the study reflects a strong consumer desire for multi-screen TV viewing capabilities, with 55 per cent of […]
A Spanish court has ordered Sogecable to pay compensation of E43.94 million for its refusal to offer its premium channels to the cable operator Auna. The Madrid judge ruled Sogecable had been in breach of conract for its refusal to sell movie channel Gran VÃa and Cable Sport to the cablenet in contravention of an […]
Motorola has confirmed the company is targeting the first quarter of 2011 for its planned separation. It intends to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. One will include the Company's Mobile Devices and Home businesses, and the other will include its Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Networks businesses. Sanjay Jha, co-chief executive officer of Motorola, […]
Viasat has added an additional 21,000 premium subscribers in the fourth quarter, across its DTH and IPTV platforms. Turnover increased by 6 per cent on the year to SEK 4076 billion, up 4 per cent year on year. However, a charge on Bulgaria's Nova Televizia of SEK 3.352 billion took MTG into a fourth quarter […]
Veoh Networks, thr video-sharing portal backed by high-profile investors, has confirmed it is closing and will liquidate under bankruptcy protection. “The distraction of the legal battles, and the challenges of the broader macro-economic climate have led to our Chapter 7 bankruptcy,” Dmitry Shapiro, the company’s founder and chief executive, wrote on his personal site. “This […]
Japanese telecoms operator KDDI said it had lowered the voting stake it plans to acquire in the Jupiter cable TV network from US group Liberty Global after regulators questioned the $4 billion deal. Last month, KDDI said it would buy Liberty's 37.8 per cent stake in J:Com. But legal experts raised doubts about the deal, […]
One of the founders of the Pirate Bay has introduced Flattr, a micropayments system that revolves around members paying a fixed monthly fee. At the end of each month that cash will be divided among participating sites a Flattr member wants to reward. Members might want to reward a band that made a track they […]
According to figures from the Chinese State Administration of Radio Film and Television’s (SARFT), one-third of China’s cable television networks (not including Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan) have been restructured as of Q4 2009, and there is a total of more than 62.85 million cable DTV subscribers nationwide. This is 38.56 per cent of all […]
Intelsat, the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, has confirmed that International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the Intelsat 16 satellite (IS-16). The satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will provide expansion capacity for SKY Mexico's direct-to-home services, including HD programming. In addition, IS-16 will be available to provide backup capacity for SKY Brazil.
Solaris Mobile, the Dublin based operator of new pan-European hybrid satellite and terrestrial wireless networks for next generation mobile services, announces the development of a mobile gateway device allowing the reception of services in S-Band on smart phones. The Solaris Mobile Pocket Gateway is a pocket sized S-band receiver which decodes DVB-SH TV, radio & […]