Advanced Television

Western Europe leads adoption of new media technology

ZenithOptimedia has published its New Media Forecasts identifying the top 19 digital markets across the world, ranked according to a combination of absolute size and percentage of total adspend taken by internet expenditure. The study has examined how consumers in these markets use digital media; how Internet advertising, social media and e-commerce are developing; and […]

February 13, 2013

Mobile experience on wireless differs from perception

The Citrix ByteMobile Mobile Analytics Report for the first quarter of 2013 provides insights into subscriber behaviour and related factors that determine quality of experience (QoE) for mobile data services today. The findings highlight subscriber behaviour on various mobile applications and the impact this has on operator networks. In conjunction with the report, consumer survey […]

February 13, 2013

4G LTE revenue to exceed $340bn by 2017

A report from Juniper Research finds that 4G LTE revenues are set to grow rapidly, reaching more than $340 billion by 2017 globally, compared to just over $75 billion this year. This figure will represent approximately 31 per cent of total service revenues from all mobile services of all generations (2G/3G/4G) at that time, and […]

February 13, 2013

Greece’s OTE nets Premier League rights

OTE has won the English Premier League football TV rights for this coming August, and then up to the 2016/2017 season. OTE’s COO Zacharias Piperidis said that addition of the English Premier League will be added to OTE TV’s other exclusive coverage of all the major national soccer championships, including the Spanish, Italian and German […]

February 13, 2013By Chris Forrester

Dish vs ESPN a whole new can of worms

Dish Network, never far from the courtroom, is suing sports giant ESPN for $152 million in a New York federal court in Manhattan. The argument concerns carriage deals, with Dish Network alleging that ESPN has broken the terms of a licensing agreement between the two parties. Barry Ostrager, a Dish lawyer from Simpson Thacher & […]

February 13, 2013

Arqiva refinances $5.8bn

UK transmission giant Arqiva has received a £867 million cash injection ($1.4 billion) from its existing shareholders. This new equity funding will now release a further £3.7 billion of refinanced loans and bonds to slot into place. The new equity will be used to pay down debt, and thereby help Arqiva achieve a BBB investment […]

February 13, 2013

Fox, Comcast TV Everywhere deal

Comcast Corporation and Fox Networks (FN) have reached an agreement for a new distribution pact to deliver Fox Broadcasting’s (FOX) and Fox Television Stations’ (FTS) wide array of entertainment, sports and local news content to Comcast Xfinity TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and Internet-enabled televisions. The renewal supports the companies’ mutual […]

February 13, 2013

Netflix, DreamWorks original kids programming deal

Following the success of its House of Cards original drama commission, Internet television network Netflix is teaming up with DreamWorks Animation to create the first ever Netflix Original Series for kids. Based on the highly-anticipated DreamWorks Animation movie Turbo, premièring in theatres this summer, the Netflix series Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team) débuts exclusively […]

February 13, 2013

Sony hit by Hobbit’s Red Camera writ

Sony Corp is being sued by high-end camera maker Red Digital for alleged patent infringements. Last week another camera maker ARRI settled an action with Red Digital.  Red’s digital cameras are used on many Hollywood movies, notably The Hobbit trilogy. This fresh action says that three very high-end Sony cameras use and “embody the [patents] […]

February 13, 2013By Chris Forrester

TV Everywhere from upc cablecom

upc cablecom is now offering television via the Internet and on mobile devices to all its Swiss customers with an existing digital TV subscription. There are now two options for accessing these services: Horizon TV Online, via the Internet, and the Horizon TV app for iPhone and iPad. Access is free of charge for existing […]

February 13, 2013