From January 28th to January 30th 2014, for its third participation in the CSTB show, Aston will highlight HbbTV 1.5 technology. This cutting-edge functionality will be showcased on two platforms: MAYA HD Connect and XENA HD Twin Connect. Cost-effective platform MAYA HD is HbbTV 1.5 ready and single tuner. It also features an innovative compact and […]
TiVo has published the results of its 2013 Social Media and Multitasking Survey. The survey found that, despite the prevalence of multitasking in everyday life, most are actually actively watching TV programming when their sets are on. Though many viewers report having multitasked at least once while watching TV – by, for example, browsing the […]
An academic study of France’s so-called Hadopi anti-piracy legislation has concluded that the graduated response approach, whereby individuals receive a warning the first two times they are detected illegally sharing content, with legal action is only taken when a third violation is detected has no substantial deterrent effect. Although the researchers’ theoretical model of illegal […]
Dutch operator Ziggo has said takeover discussions with Liberty Global were “on-going and progressing.” At its Q4 and full year earnings announcement, Ziggo said that discussion with Liberty had continued since December, and “have progressed.” However, it cautioned “there is no certainty that any agreement will be reached.” “In view of on-going discussions with Liberty […]
Mediapro, shareholder in La Sexta, is selling its three pay TV channels in the US. Its subsidiary Media World is selling Pasiones, with 11 million subscribers, dedicated to TV series and soap operas; Centroamerica TV, with 3.3 million subscribers; and TV Dominicana, with 2.2 million subscribers, for €74.5 millions to Hemisphere Media. Based in Miami, […]
India’s largest DTH player, Dish TV, is enjoying subscriptions success. Subs revenues rose 11.9 per cent in Q3 (y-o-y). Subhash Chandra, chairman, Dish TV India, said the Indian television distribution sector is not completely out of the woods yet. “With more than 14 months passed post the roll-out of Phase I of mandatory digitisation, billing […]
Com Hem backer BC Partners is looking towards an IPO for the operator, according to reports. Discussions between Com Hem and the London private-equity firm are said to be at an early stage, with BC yet to appoint advisers to manage a possible sale. Com Hem named Andrew Barron, former CEO of Virgin Media, as […]
Spain’s TV ad market is beginning to recover from the deep crisis with an estimated growth of 3.5 per cent this year after having lost 50 per cent of its total revenues since 2007. The latest report from i2p saw symptoms of recovery in the last quarter of 2013 when TV ad revenues grew by […]
Georgian telco and DTH operator Magticom says it has topped 100,000 subscribers to its MagtiSat operation. MagtiSat transmits using Astra 1G at 31.5 degrees East. A year ago the claimed number of subscribers stood at 40,000. The DTH platform launched two years ago, and recently added 3 new film channels. It now transmits more than […]
Fox International Channels (FIC) has announced that Super Bowl XLVIII will be broadcast live on its channels in Europe. The NFL’s championship game will be available live to more than 12 million households on Fox Sports in Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and Cyprus, and on Fox in Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. This will […]