Belgium’s Telenet cable operator has been fined €250,000 by the country’s regulator for not being clear in its advice as to how consumers could change suppliers. Telenet changed its operating terms and conditions on October 1st 2010 but failed to be clear and transparent in giving obligatory advice as to how subscribers could switch to […]
Ofcom has reversed its decision to revoke the broadcasting licence of Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster’s English-language outlet, as tensions rise between Britain and the Islamic republic. The regulator told Press TV last month that it was minded to ban it from broadcasting in the UK after the channel aired an interview with Maziar […]
Spotify, the digital music service, is seeking to emulate the success of Apple and Facebook by opening its platform to outside developers. Daniel Ek, Spotify founder and chief executive, said that new applications from Rolling Stone, Last.fm and others would run inside Spotify, offering users a richer experience. The Rolling Stone app, for example, will […]
Norbert Hölzle, SVP/Commercial, is leaving SES’ Betzdorf headquarters. He is being replaced by Ferenc Szelényi, most recently at Dell Services, but with experience at IBM, T-Systems and PwC. Hölzle “has decided to leave SES” said a statement. Ferenc will be heading the European sales force of SES, which includes the Western and Central European key […]
Paris-based Eutelsat is involved in a series of financial road-shows ahead of a major Bond issue. Credit Agricole, MUSI, Societe Generale, Banca IMI and Goldman Sachs are the banks arranging the meetings, which are to start December 5th. The investment grade bond has already been rated BBB by Standard & Poor’s, and Baa2 by Moody’s.
Wowza Media Systems, the media server software company, announced the appointment of Chris Knowlton as vice president of product management. Named “2011 Streaming Media All-Star” by Streaming Media Magazine, Knowlton is a recognized expert who recently served as senior technical product manager for the Microsoft Media Platform. Knowlton will drive Wowza’s product roadmap, focused on […]
Parks Associates reports consumer comfort with personalised advertisements is increasing, with 45 per cent of US broadband households comfortable seeing ads based on their TV-viewing habits and product/service preferences. The firm’s new report – Advertising Strategies on Connected TVs – recommends advertisers start to expand their personalised ad campaigns to include new companion devices such […]
China’s first 3D television channel will air on a trial basis on January 1, 2012 and go into full operation during the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival in late January, according to government authorities. “We have officially started preparations for the country’s first experimental 3D TV channel and have issued two technical guidelines on the […]
The world is moving toward ubiquitous multiscreen connectivity, and new devices are making all content personal. Consumers are viewing professional video programmes on tablets, smartphones, laptops, netbooks, and in vehicles. As mobile devices continue to improve, consumers expect high definition on everything. The pay-TV services are ramping up TV Everywhere to compete with direct-to-consumer services […]
The head of Ofcom Ed Richards has accused mobile networks of “holding back innovation and hampering growth” because their threats of litigation mean that the UK will be the last major European economy to hold a 4G auction. Control of the spectrum sell-off, which is meant to deliver the high-speed mobile broadband needed to keep […]