John Farrel, a YouTube regional director, has made a bold prediction saying that by 2020 some 75 per cent of audiovisual content will be consumed via broadband. Farrel is YouTube’s Latin America director, and while he didn’t quite claim that YouTube would be the dominant supplier, he stated that “TV has been the leading media […]
Liberty Global President and CEO Mike Fries said, “2012 was a great year for our company and we finished on a high note, reporting our strongest subscriber growth ever in the fourth quarter. For the full year we added 1.6 million organic RGUs, including 465,000 in Q4 alone…. At the same time, we made significant […]
Virgin Media says it is creating 400 jobs across the UK to meet growing demand for TV and broadband services. Another 230 staff will be taken on in Swansea, which already has 900 in customer service and technical support. Ninety new engineering and 40 customer care roles will be in Wythenshawe, Manchester, and 40 customer […]
Italian regional TV channel TeleCapri has started trial broadcasts in 3D on its DTT multiplex covering the Campania region. Thanks to an innovative system developed by engineer Gregorio Pietrangelo, viewing in 3D will be possible on both the new generation of TVs already compatible with 3D as well as conventional TV sets through the use […]
James Purnell former Secretary of State for Culture, is returning to the BBC as director of strategy and digital on £295,000 (€364,000) as incoming BBC Director-General Tony Hall has made the first in a series of appointments to the BBC’s senior management team. Hall has also revealed that following nearly five months as Acting Director-General, […]
The BBC Trust has commissioned a review to examine whether the way the BBC distributes its content provides good value for money for licence fee payers. The work is being undertaken by specialist media consultancy Mediatique and will look into the BBC’s UK distribution activities, from ‘traditional’ methods such as television and radio, to the […]
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has reached an agreement with Canal+ for the broadcast of Grand Prix racing in France for the next three years. The race broadcasts will be shown on pay-TV, but the agreement includes the airing of a free-to-air magazine programme. Canal+ will also show free-practice and qualifying sessions. The deal is […]
Discovery said that fourth quarter net income declined to $224 million, where analysts were expecting $336 million a year ago. The company attributed the drop in income to higher taxes, equity-based compensation and costs due to its acquisition of Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG’s 12 Nordic television stations for $1.7 billion. Still, Discovery, whose cable networks […]
Slow and jerky online video could become a thing of the past should the efforts of Internet researchers in seeking to make the web faster bear fruit. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland are involved in a project that aims to significantly reduce online delay, or latency, without the need to invest in […]
US satellite TV provider DirecTV has reported that profit and revenue rose in the fourth quarter after it added 103,000 net subscribers. Net income attributable to DirecTV rose to $942 million compared with $718 million a year ago. Revenue rose 8 per cent to $8.05 billion. In the US it added 103,000 net subscribers. In […]