The popularity of Avatar and other 3D movies will put 3D TV on the map for consumers, reports In-Stat. 2010 will be a big year for 3D entertainment, as movie studios release more 3D films shown in a growing number of 3D-equipped theatres. In-Stat projects: – Worldwide 3D TV shipments will reach 41 million in […]
The IMS Research report 'Market Opportunities for Internet Video to the TV -2010 edition', reveals that Internet video device shipments will experience global growth of 78 per cent year-over-year from 2009 to 2010. The device categories that will see the most significant uptake in the short term are connected TVs and connected Blu-ray players. Rebecca […]
Liberty Global's John Malone has denied reports in Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper that the company will make further cable acquisitions in Germany. The newspaper, quoting company sources, said Malone was looking at Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg and ultimately the goal is to have a countrywide cable offering. The owners of both Kabel Baden- Wuerttemberg and Kabel Deutschland are […]
Trial regulations in France, shortening release windows, have helped the territory to show growth in the home-entertainment sector for 2009, bucking the trend across much of Europe. Analyst Screen Digest suggests that volume business will be up by as much as 17 per cent for 2009, while market value could grow by up to 3 […]
France’s largest commercial broadcaster, TF1, has declined to comment on newspaper reports it had reached a deal to sell some of its football World Cup rights to rivals France Televisions and Canal Plus. TF1 would pay E120 million for the rights in 2010 if it retains them all. But according to French sports daily L’Equipe […]
Four months before its opening, ANGA Cable, Europe's leading Trade Fair and Congress for Cable, Broadband and Satellite is nearly fully booked. The organiser has received more than 300 exhibitor registrations – demand for floor space is higher than that of the previous year at the corresponding point in time. The registrations already account for […]
A committee of MPs has called for a ban on alcohol advertising before 9pm on UK television. The report, by the House of Commons health select committee, argues that restrictions on alcohol advertising are not tough enough and that the “problem is more the quantity of advertising than the promotion”. The committee criticised the lack […]
Slovak Telekom has expanded the coverage of its Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network by 100,000 homes over the past 12 months, and now reaches over 315,000 homes in Slovakia. The FTTH network, which covers 19 cities including Banska Kosice and Bratislava, is utilised to deliver the company’s IPTV service ‘Magio TV’ and its high-speed broadband services. Slovak […]
Zodiac Interactive has unveiled the next version of its iTV framework, PowerUp 2.5, a cross-platform software that unifies and enables advanced iTV applications across multiple set-tops, including legacy boxes. The latest iteration of Zodiac's core framework, PowerUp 2.5, allows mobile and Internet devices and applications to integrate and work directly with the set-top.
Brightcove, the online video platform, is enabling customers to create immersive, branded video experiences for Internet-connected television sets and other Internet-connected consumer electronics powered by the Yahoo Widget Engine. Brightcove's global customer base of more than 900 professional media publishers can now use their existing Brightcove accounts and workflow to easily design and operate video […]