Pay TV operators will increasingly need to add new services such as Spotify and YouView to their bundles to keep existing subscribers and attract new ones. Although the simple packaging of telecoms and media products at a discounted rate might not seem like the most innovative strategy, it has proved to be the most powerful […]
A report released by Arcep, France’s telecom regulator, has revealed that service providers overall added 2.1 million new IPTV subscriptions in France as of the end of March, reaching a total of 11.4 million subscribers. French consumers are largely purchasing IPTV as part of a broadband bundle. Almost 60 per cent of France’s ADSL connections […]
The market research company The NPD Group, is reporting that Samsung Electronics is dominating the sale of both LED and plasma 3D sets in the US, with a 61 per cent share of the unit and dollar volume. John Revie, senior vice president of home entertainment at Samsung Electronics America, credited their success to the […]
ESPN has bought the live US media rights to screen Wimbledon tennis in a $400 million deal, becoming the first non FTA to win the rights to the tournament. The 12-year deal ends NBC’s 43-year run of broadcasting the Championships in the US. ESPN’s winning bid will be a big blow to Comcast, NBC’s new […]
Silicon and processor technology specialist Intel is to open a facility in the Shoreditch area of London to focus on the user experience and design capability necessary to support the media and communications industries’ response to the always-on, connected era of media consumption. Eric Huggers, Corporate Vice President, and General Manager, Intel Digital Home Group, […]
An Indian radio broadcaster, Timbre Media, has linked with music label Saregama in an attempt to relaunch a Worldspace-type satellite radio service over India. It has hired ex-Worldspace staff and will launch, according to The Hindu Business Line, “within 8 weeks”. Precise financial details have not been revealed but Timbre is taking a 10 per […]
Netgem its new software solution, the @Cloud. This innovation enables operators to meet customers’ demand for a simple and consistent access to all content, including live TV and video on demand, from any connected device within the home. Monaco Telecom, Netgem’s partner in innovation, will be the first to deploy this new offer. Taking into […]
Food Network UK has launched a four-hour primetime programming block on Freeview – it will broadcast the network’s premium food entertainment content to more than 22.6 million homes on Channel 49 during the key primetime slot of 18:00 – 22:00. Food Network UK offers a combination of credible cooking, new ideas and high-energy lifestyle entertainment […]
IPTV industry body The OIPF (Open IPTV Forum) have announced the election of Dr Nilo Mitra as their new President. The announcement was made at the OIPF General Assembly hosted by Telecom Italia in Venice. New York based Dr Mitra is Engineering Director (Systems) at Ericsson and has been involved with the OIPF since foundation […]
Ed Vaizey, the UK Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, has criticised the continued legal action by ISPs BT and TalkTalk in respect of implementing aspects of the Digital Economy Act. Vaizey, in a keynote speech at the Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference in London, noted that in cross-industry discussions his department had facilitated […]