Taiwan’s long awaited leap into the age of digital broadcasting is set to take place by 2013 courtesy of a proposed NT$740 million (US$24 million) government investment in set-top boxes and transmitters. “This initiative is part of next year’s central administration’s budget and is under review by the Legislature,” said Chen Cheng-tsang, spokesman for the […]
Audience research specialist Nielsen and Beijing China Cable Union Data Services have formed a joint venture to research the growth of digital television in China. The new firm, Nielsen-CCData, will work with cable digital TV operators, media owners, content providers, advertisers and ad agencies to provide better understanding of the changing viewing habits of Chinese […]
The Karaoke Channel, a property of Stingray Digital, has finalised an agreement with Walt Disney Records to distribute Disney songs through its multiple services and products including VOD online streaming, download services and mobile applications. The addition of Disney songs allows customers of The Karaoke Channel services to enjoy high quality entertainment with karaoke songs […]
CNC World, the English channel of Xinhua News Agency’s TV arm CNC, will be able to reach into homes across Europe, the Middle East and Africa from January 1st 2011 following the conclusion of new satellite distribution agreements on the Hot Bird Eurobird 1 and W7 satellites operated by Eutelsat. Launched for the Asia-Pacific region […]
Findings from market research firm Infonetics Research’s latest report on North America Residential Voice, Data, and Video Service market share and forecast has highlighted the increasing importance of video services. “Considering that revenue from video services will rival that of voice services by 2014, one of the more interesting trends going on in the residential […]
US digital satellite platform DISH Network has conformed the rollout of multiple 3D movies available from Dish Cinema On Demand. Dish Network is giving customers access to a variety of 3D movies including ‘Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore’,’ The Last Airbender’, ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Step Up 3D’.” Forever After,” and “Saw: […]
RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of content management and global distribution services, has confirmed the opening of its 111 8th Ave POP (Point of Presence) in New York City. It is RRsat’s second POP in the New York metropolitan area with a third POP at 60 Hudson St. scheduled to launch in the near […]
Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has sent a recommendation to the Ministry of Economic Development, proposing advancing the analogue switch-off to the end of 2011. Speaking on the sidelines of a DTT conference in Rome, AgCom Commissioner, Roberto Napoli, said the ASO would be brought forward in Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Molise to the […]
The (UK) Association for TV on Demand held a stakeholders meeting with Ofcom on December 13th in order to discuss fees for 2011 licences. The meeting, highly charged from the beginning, saw some strong opinions expressed over the proposed fees from Ofcom, with some channel owners expressing grave concern that ATVOD itself, and Ofcom, were […]
Watching a television show from a digital video recorder (DVR) gives viewers a chance to skip commercials, but new research suggests that owning a DVR does not influence the demand for advertised products despite its ad-skipping feature. It appears that, only a small percentage of ads were fast-forwarded by DVR users who participated in the […]