China Telecom has released the results of its IPTV STB tender completed in late October, which aims to satisfy the operator’s requirements through to June 2012. The top ten manufacturers participating have been selected, with the top five being chosen as “Class One” manufacturers, and the remainder as “Class Two” manufacturers. China Telecom announced its […]
KIT Digital, a software solutions and technology services provider for multi-screen, multi-platform video management and delivery, has reported record quarterly results for the period ended September 30th, 2011. Q3 results increased 29 per cent sequentially to a record $62.3 million from $48.2 million in the previous quarter, and increased 124 per cent from $27.7 million […]
Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of satellite services, has announced new contracts with customers utilising Intelsat’s premier African video distribution satellite neighborhoods and broadband capacity. In Africa, Multichoice Africa Limited, the region’s premier pay-TV platform operator and programming distributor, expanded its commitment for capacity on Intelsat 904 for contribution services. This agreement complements Multichoice’s DTH […]
Chello DMC, the European digital media facilitiy, has been appointed by French broadcaster Marc Dorcel to provide content management and playout services for Dorcel TV and Dorcel TV HD. Dorcel TV and Dorcel TV HD are subscription based, specialist adult entertainment channels. Under the agreement, Chello DMC will playout the channel’s content and manage the […]
Netgem has announced that Netia will start rolling out its new TV service based on Netgem’s technologies in Poland, a telecom market that was previously operated as a monopoly and has just opened to competition. Netia is bundling subscriptions offering high-speed broadband access with unlimited calls and now, using Netgem services, the Polish operator will […]
Technicolor has confirmed the launch of MediaEcho, an application that synchronises secondary content with Blu-ray, VoD or broadcast programming. MediaEcho synchronises a wealth of content such as cast, crew and production information, historical facts, audio and video onto a tablet device that allows viewers to deepen their engagement with the programme without cluttering the main […]
ITV is reported to be in advanced discussions with Netflix about an output deal for video streaming service’s UK and Ireland launch. The deal would give Netflix access to ITV’s archive of shows as it boosts its content for the subscription service. Last week it announced a movie output deal with MGM. Netflix is also […]
Samsung has pulled out of its 3D joint-venture with glasses technology company RealD. Citing economic pressures and low demand, Samsung says it will no longer participate in its licensing of RealD’s ‘passive’ (vs its own ‘active shutter’) 3D technology on large-screen TV sets. Hollywood director James Cameron is a member of RealD’s board and […]
IDATE has released its report “Online Video: Uses, Markets, delivery technologies/CDN” which studies both the online consumer and video delivery market. “We expect the worldwide online video market to grow at an average rate of 35 per cent per year between 2010 and 2015 to reach €21.7 billion in 2015, some six per cent of […]
Estimating that some 15 million US homes watch online content via games consoles, Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices (CHD) service suggests that the games console has become the most popular device for US consumers to watch online content on their TV screens. The research consultancy notes that while the PC remains the dominant screen for […]