Netflix is testing new prices based on the number of people who can use an account, a move that could force customers to pay more for additional family members. Netflix is offering some new customers plans that provide access on as many as four screens, letting household members watch different shows at the same time. […]
It seems TV in Thailand is even more valuable than cellular licences. The December 25th auction of 24 new digital TV licences raised a staggering $1.55 billion, which was greater than that raised by a 3G telecoms licence in October 2012. The 20 successful bidders paid Thai Baht 50.62 billion, while the 3G licence went […]
Telecom Italia continues with the deployment of its NGAN (Next Generation Access Network), announcing the start of installation of fibre optic cables in 30 more Italian cities, which will be added to the 37 already covered. The latest list of cities includes: Cagliari, Alessandria, Arezzo, Modena, Siena, Novara, Piacenza, Reggio Calabria, La Spezia, Messina, Parma, […]
A major India MSO, Siti Cable, says it will need 1.5 million digital set-top boxes to equip its Eastern-region customers in the coming year. Siti Cable is hosting a client day for its 14,000 local cable operators (Last mile operators) on January 4th in order to explain its expansion plans. Siti says it has already […]
Sky Sports says it delivered more hours of sport than ever in a milestone 2013, with a record 55,000 hours of sports shown across its six channels and Sky 3D. There were record viewing figures for Sky Sports’ football coverage in their biggest season ever, which included 116 Premier League matches this season. Sky Sports […]
From January 6th, ABC will require viewers to sign in with their cable account information if they want to watch new episodes of the network’s shows online the day after they air on TV. The US TV network said: “Pay TV service providers are a key part of the television industry in delivering broadcast content […]
Opera Software has revealed that apps from the Opera TV Store are now available for download on select Samsung Blu-ray players, providing viewers with more choices of online and streaming entertainment for their TV screens. “The Opera TV Store unleashes the full potential of online video content, the most popular consumption category on Blu-ray players […]
Volvo has signed a two-year deal with Sky Atlantic HD to be the channel’s sponsor as of January 1st 2014. As sponsor, Volvo receives creative around the channel’s programming on TV, on demand and via Sky’s mobile TV service, Sky Go. The deal, negotiated by media agency Mindshare, also extends to include sponsorship of dedicated […]