Cato Halsaa, CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, has assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA), taking over from Eric Béranger, former CEO of Astrium Services and now CEO of Astrium Satellites. During its quarterly board meeting, ESOA board representatives formally elected Cato Halsaa as Chairman of the […]
Columbus Communications, a specialist in video and data networks throughout 25 countries in the greater Caribbean, Central America and Andean region, are deploying a pre-integrated hybrid IP video platform by Evolution Digital, Conax and Cubiware among other partners. Columbus, which has a fully protected, ringed submarine fibre optic network spanning more than 18,000km, has taken […]
Minerva Networks, a provider of software platforms for the delivery of television services to connected devices, has announced general availability of a complete hybrid cable IP solution. Built on Minerva iTVFusion 5 and certified third-party components, the new solution enables cable MSOs to blend their traditional QAM linear content with new IP services like multi-screen […]
A senior Google executive has suggested one of the main factors giving rise to piracy is that content is not necessarily available to everyone who wishes to access it. Gautam Anand, Senior Director, YouTube Partnerships, Asia Pacific at Google, told delegates at the Media and Entertainment Business Conclave in Chennai that “piracy happens because people […]
Describing YouView as “delighted” with industry reception to the UK open IPTV platform since the launch of its first STB in July, Richard Halton, CEO, has confirmed that looking forward, the service is looking to extend the range of on-demand content, particularly in terms of opening the door to smaller content providers who want to […]
The Pirate Bay has moved its servers to the cloud to hinder authorities’ attempts to take it offline. The website will now operate from cloud-hosting providers around the world. It says the move will save money and make it harder for law-enforcement agencies to shut it down. In 2006, police in Sweden raided The Pirate […]
Smart TVs are moving from a novelty to mainstream, with shipments expected to grow 15 per cent worldwide in 2012. With the shift, regional preferences and TV consumption habits are changing, according to NPD DisplaySearch. Critical to the development of connected TV has been the accessibility of content and broadcast services, which have helped propel […]
A new study suggests that consumers’ devotion to TV programming remains strong – even though more of them are watching it online or on tablets. The results of a survey by TVGuide.com found that 42 per cent of US TV viewers reported watching more streamed content this year over last year. While the lion’s share […]
The Cablevision/VOOM $2.4 billion breach of contract legal action against EchoStar/Dish was abruptly halted on Wednesday. EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen was expected as a witness during the day. The jury will reassemble on Monday, unless the parties can agree to a settlement. Observers saw lawyers from both sides huddled into a private room at the […]
News Corp’s majority stake in Sky Deutschland looks as if it is starting to pay off. The past six months have seen Sky-D’s stock price rise from a typical €2 a share to today’s €3.34, and ahead of the broadcaster’s Q3 results announcement due on November 14th. A note to investors from bankers Morgan Stanley […]