Open IPTV platform YouView has formally admitted that the service’s planned 2011 commercial launch has been deferred until 2012. In an announcement euphemistically updating ‘launch timings’, YouView has confirmed that it will have a product in trial by the end of this year, with a full consumer launch planned in early 2012. YouView also today […]
The UK Competition Commission probe into BSkyB finds it has “consistently” earned “excess profits” on its Sky Movies packages, that’s the conclusion of a working paper published on its website. It says that while some of Sky’s excess profits may be due to innovation or competitor weakness, “we would not expect such profits to persist […]
Flouting the recession, the world IPTV market posted encouraging growth according to Global Industry Analysts. Value of IPTV subscriptions and volume of subscribers continued to grow during the period 2007 through 2010. These gains translated into growth in the IPTV systems market with sales of Set-Top Boxes, Access Systems, Video Headend Equipment, and Middleware. Reduction […]
Apple’s iTunes store fought off intensified competition from a growing number of rivals to maintain its dominance in the US market for movie electronic sell through (EST) and Internet video on demand (iVOD), according to findings from IHS Screen Digest. The Apple iTunes online digital media store accounted for more than two thirds of US […]
Opening up access to online content is a good start in ending fragmentation in the digital Single Market, according to Neelie Kroes, the EU Commissioner responsible for the Digital Agenda. Speaking at a London event on ‘Building a Digital Single Market: Delivering Benefits of the Digital Economy to Europe’s Citizens’, she said that “every gap, […]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran says the country will launch four locally-built “research” satellites into orbit over the next few years. He named the craft: Fajr (Dawn), Rasad (Observation), Zafar and Amir Kabir-1. Iran’s progress is being watched carefully by its near-neighbours, notably Israel, which is concerned that in place of a satellite cargo Iran’s […]
MediaCAT the firm that organised ISP warning letters to download ‘pirates’ in the UK has ceased trading. This follows the resignation of ACS Law the firm it used for legal letters that became embroiled in the leaking of recipient’s personal details. The business model was that the revenue from the fines be split between MediaCat […]
US-based hedge fund Harbinger Capital will sell down its entire holdings in London-based Inmarsat. Harbinger, controlled by Philip Falcone, held 14 per cent of Inmarsat, about 64.3 million shares. Inmarsat had long been thought of as a takeover target for Harbinger, where it once held 28 per cent of the company. Harbinger sold down half […]
Rovi has announced that its Connected Platform technologies will be available pre-ported on the Android platform, powering a robust entertainment experience for consumers that will enable them to share and stream entertainment content from their Android devices to a variety of connected devices throughout the home. At the core of Rovi Connected Platform is advanced […]
The 2011 Super Bowl broke US TV ratings records for the second year running on Sunday, with the climax of the American football season watched by an average of 111 million viewers on the Fox network. Sunday’s 45th Super Bowl beat last year’s CBS record audience by 4.5 million. Advertisers paid a record $3 million […]