Telefonica-owned IPTV service Movistar Imagenio gained 20,000 clients in the third quarter of the year bringing the total to 804,000, up four per cent on a year earlier, and breaking the loss trend experienced in the first half of the year. Globally, Telefonica reached 3.2 million pay-TV subs by the end of the third quarter, […]
The US Senate has voted to keep in place the Federal Communications Commission’s rules aimed at preserving open Internet access. Republicans were attempting to overturn the so-called net neutrality rules, and a resolution to do so failed 52-46 in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The White House had earlier threatened to veto the action if the Senate […]
Disney has reported that its fourth-quarter net income rose 30 per cent, thanks to higher spending by theme park visitors and growth at pay TV operations ESPN and Disney Channel. Advertising revenue was up, but like other media companies, Disney maintained a cautious outlook. The price for TV ads booked at the last minute “has […]
SES reported a healthy set of numbers on November 11 for its nine-months trading to September 30. Perhaps most notable was the all-important contract backlog figure, up nine per cent since the end of 2010. The figure represents the forward orders contracted for transponder space on SES satellites. Its other numbers were also in positive […]
Google and LG Electronics may unveil a television using the search giant’s software at the January Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, according to Bloomberg. The product would be LG’s first model with Google TV. Support from the world’s second-largest TV manufacturer would boost Google’s attempt to bring its dominance in Internet search to living […]
BT has claimed that Britain is on target to meet the Government’s ambition for the country to have the ‘best broadband in Europe’ by 2015. Sean Williams, the Group Director of Strategy Policy and Portfolio for BT, said that “We will be top of the major league, certainly if not by 2015 then by very […]
The number of illegally downloaded video games has gone up nearly 20 per cent in the last five years. Figures from research firm Envisional also suggest the top five games from 2010 were pirated online almost a million times. Industry executives are worried these figures mean a generation of people will expect to get games […]
Digital entertainment solutions provider Rovi Corporation has unveiled a major update to its Rovi Advertising Network aimed at providing marketers with advanced tools for driving higher rates of engagement with TV advertising across set-top boxes, connected TVs, media players, game consoles and more. New features are designed to enable consumers to more fully interact with […]
SugarDVD has opened up its Unlimited TV Streaming service to all Playstation 3 and Google TV users in the US. Anyone with a Roku, Boxee, Playstation 3 or a Google TV device can instantly stream hundreds of movies to their TV using SugarDVD’s service. The apps require no downloading or discs, giving new users instant […]
The Associated Press has launched its HD AP Entertainment news service. This is the first phase of AP’s HD rollout timetable, which will see all news content available in HD by the second quarter of 2012. As part of its multimillion-dollar upgrade, the AP is transforming its video business by switching its entire newsgathering, production […]