Google is suing BT, claiming the British telco has infringed a number of its technologies. Google has launched a series of legal actions against the firm in claiming four of its patents have been violated, and has also filed a separate case in the UK. BT had been expecting such action after it launched its […]
Further reinforcing its programming repertoire in its online entertainment sector battle with players such as Netflix, Amazon.com has secured an expanded content licensing agreement to bring classic series and hit TV shows from CBS Television Distribution and Showtime Networks to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service, extending the catalogue of CBS content available for Prime members […]
The UK Supreme Court unanimously dismissed appeals by Digital Satellite Warranty Cover (DSWC) and Bernard Freeman and Michael Sullivan, trading as Satellite Services in a case which revolved around the so-called extended warranties offered by the businesses on Sky TV set-top boxes. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) issued winding up orders on the companies back […]
upc cablecom continued its strong growth trajectory in the fourth quarter of 2012: The company acquired a total of 54,800 new subscribers in premium TV options, Internet and telephony. These services grew by 206,000 subscribers throughout the whole of 2012. Switzerland’s biggest TV provider can also look back on a strong year financially. Revenue increased […]
Telenor’s Satellite Broadcasting division (TSBc) saw its Q4 gross revenues fall 7 per cent to NOK 239 million (NOK 257m), although operating profit rose by NOK 3 million to NOK 97 million, when compared with the same period a year earlier. TSBc stated that retiring its Thor 2 craft along with lower broadcasting revenues contributed […]
A new-look set-top box for YouView, the subscription-free TV service, is now available to buy from retailers across the UK. The YouView Humax DTR-T1010 set-top box is black with a silver finish on the front. It offers all the features currently available from YouView and will receive new software updates as they are made available […]
Ecuador’s telecommunications regulator says pay-TV in the country continues to expand. As at the end of January there are 277,182 DTH subscribers, another 50,581 viewing on MMDS systems and 323,107 using cable TV. The country has 2.7 million TV homes. DirecTV dominates the DTH sector with 232,000 subs, and CNT almost 45,000 subs. TV Cable […]
Importers and manufacturers of digital TVs and set-top boxes face tough new regulations before the items can be sold in the market. India’s government says that each and every unit must state that it conforms to new broadcasting standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and that each and every device, including set-top […]
YOU On Demand, a Pay-Per-View and VoD platform service in China, has signed a distribution agreement with Tianjin IPTV which covers households across 16 major districts and counties in the greater Tianjin metropolitan area. YOU On Demand will officially launch with Tianjin IPTV immediately following the completion of the Chinese New Year celebration. The signing […]
Satellite operator Thaicom has moved from losses into profit. Its latest results report a net profit for the full year (to December 31st) of 174 million Thai Bhat (THB) compared with a loss in 2011 of THB 490 million the previous year. However, disposals of its Cambodian mobile operation affected the 2011 numbers. Satellite and […]