Global shipments of tablets are set to rise to 242.3 million units in 2015, up by a factor of more than 12 from 2010, according to research from IHS iSuppli. Media tablet shipments will grow to more than 202 million units in 2015, up from 17.4 million in 2010. Shipments of PC-type tablets—i.e., tablets that […]
In order to make sense of the new landscape for brands and agencies created by the convergence of TV and Internet, Yahoo recently partnered with Ipsos OTX MediaCT, surveying DSL-connected households in the US. The study focused on gauging consumer usage of Internet-connected TV devices, as well as attitudes around advertising on Yahoo!’s Connected TV […]
Thomson Video Networks announced that Bahrain-based satellite service provider Noorsat is powering its rapid growth with an extensive and flexible Thomson headend technology solution. Over the past two years Thomson has worked with Noorsat to scale its operation up to a current 63 channels delivered over six transponders. During the two-year project timeline, and as […]
Sky’s business model creates a “virtuous circle” that aids the broadcaster’s ability to innovate, according to COO Mike Darcey. He told the Broadcasting Press Guild that “more content investment is going in. It’s being done in a way that drives subscriber acquisition and retention. That in turn drives revenue forward, which in turn provides more […]
Cisco is to acquire privately-held Inlet Technologies, a provider of Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) digital media processing platforms, in a $95 million deal. The acquisition will strengthen the capabilities of Cisco’s Videoscape TV platform, allowing service and content providers to deliver compelling video experiences to any device over any IP network. Enrique Rodriguez, senior vice […]
Shares of Nokia are climbing amid speculation that the company may be about to announce a software alliance with Microsoft that would mean using their operating system in place of the troubled Symbian. Nokia’s share of the global smartphone market fell to 31 per cent in the fourth quarter from 40 per cent a year […]
BSkyB COO Mike Darcey implied the broadcaster and Virgin Media are still some way apart on price as they negotiate a carriage fee for the new Sky Atlantic channel. Darcey said “I think it was offered at a very reasonable price,” but clearly Virgin disagree. Sky Atlantic launched on satellite on February 1st, offering a […]
Cloud-based video distribution platform Miniweb has confirmed that woomi, its connected TV destination, is now live across the UK on all Samsung smart TVs that feature the Internet@TV portal. The UK launch marks the beginning of woomi’s European rollout. By mid 2011, Miniweb predicts woomi to be on more than half of the world’s connected […]
Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel says the country now has 9.76 million homes with pay TV (as of December 31st), which represents a dramatic year-on-year growth of 30.7 per cent. During December almost 238,000 net new subscribers were added, which meant a 2.5 per cent rise against November. At the end of 2009 there were 7.47 […]
North American satellite pay-TV providers have not been adding subscribers at the same rate as previous years, according to In-Stat. Competition has been fierce from cable and telco providers offering bundled services and gains in subscribers as a result of being the video portion of telco triple play offers, have mostly run their course. In […]