Although soon-to-be-released figures suggest that video consumption has slipped into third place in terms of consumer spend behind cable and satellite subscriptions and ISP subscriptions, Lavinia Carey, Director General of the British Video Association contends that with appropriate actions, the sector’s position can be restored. Participating in the Industry Leadership Debate on ‘Owning a slice […]
Germany’s ProSieben Group has extended its HDTV offering over Austria with 4 HD channels dedicated to the Austrian market. Pro7 is using a newly-leased transponder on SES Astra to carry the channels. The new channels are HD versions of existing standard-definition services: SAT.1 Österreich HD, ProSieben Austria HD, kabel eins austria HD and PULS 4 […]
EVO, a regional Internet Service Provider in Bulgaria, has started offering higher bandwidth and new, high-quality data services such as IPTV, to its customers. The service provider is upgrading its network to increase capacity and provide improved services. Under a three-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying its Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology for […]
Internet movie subscription service Netflix is to expand to 43 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean later this year, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one monthly subscription price. Netflix has been streaming to US members since 2007, adding the service in Canada in […]
Groovy Gecko and IBE have published the results of its production industry survey. The survey demonstrated an urgent need for the industry to embrace the world of online video, in order to both meet client demands and stay ahead of the competition. The survey, which was carried out by Groovy Gecko in conjunction with IBE […]
Adaptrum, a Silicon-Valley company developing wireless broadband solution using unlicensed TV whitespace, demonstrated its radio system at the Cambridge TV Whitespace Trial. Adaptrum’s innovative cognitive radio technology uses any available spectrum below 1 GHz with a fully flexible architecture to support different types of services and applications, while meeting stringent interference requirements established by the […]
State broadcasters ZDF and ARD have been awarded the German broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed. “ARD and ZDF have acquired the broadcast rights across all media platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile,” the IOC said in a statement. This was the […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has signed a contract with Arianespace for launch services of its THOR 7 satellite. The satellite will be launched into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) in Q4, 2013 on an Ariane 5 launcher from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Built by Space Systems/ Loral, THOR 7 will be based upon […]
China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent to provide a range of technology solutions for its project to deliver fibre optic broadband services to many unserved or underserved areas of the country. The project, labelled ‘Broadband China, Fibre Cities’, will involve the deployment of a mix of passive optical networking (PON) technologies connecting homes, office buildings and […]
Universal Networks International (UNI) has confirmed that E! Entertainment Television, the Hollywood entertainment and celebrity lifestyle channel, has launched in the Philippines through a carriage agreement with SKYCABLE, the leading pay TV provider in the country. E!’s content will now be consolidated in one place, initially available to SKYCABLE Gold and Silver digital subscribers. The […]