Results from an IMS Research study reveals that the IPTV subscriber base in the emerging BRIC markets exceeds 8 million subscribers for 2010, with China dominating the figure. A CAGR of 13 per cent for BRIC is expected through the forecast period, which ends in 2015. John Kendall, IMS Research Market Analyst and author of […]
NDS, the provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has revealed that ZON TV Cabo (ZON) has launched the NDS Snowflake User Interface (UI), enabled by MediaHighway set-top box software as the basis for its new “IRIS” service. Enabled by MediaHighway, ZON will provide its high-end subscribers with access to a broad range of services […]
The HomeGrid Forum, a global non-profit trade group promoting technologies based on the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU-T) G.hn standard, has announced that one of the largest global semiconductor companies – Marvell Semiconductor – has joined the HomeGrid Forum and has been appointed to the organization’s board of directors. Marvell will join BT, Intel, […]
Verizon is challenging the FCC order aimed at keeping Internet service providers from blocking access to content or applications, in the courts. Verizon has asked a federal appeals court to overturn the new rule. Verizon is arguing that the FCC exceeded its authority, and violated the company’s constitutional rights. The challenge, which was expected to […]
Publishers must get their content onto connected TVs “before it’s too late”, says former YouView chief technology officer Anthony Rose. Talking to the Association of Online Publishers he said, “In this matter, you can’t be too early, if you wait too long, all the good territory will have been staked out and taken.” He predicted […]
A report from the UMTS Forum predicts the global existence of one billion Consumer Electronics (CE) devices connected to mobile broadband networks by 2016. The study argues that while the market for connected devices remains embryonic, CE device connectivity will outstrip overall wireless market growth in the next five years. This trend is signalled by […]
Another broadcaster has admitted suffered a major hack of its transmissions. This time it’s Austria’s public broadcaster ORF use of the Cryptoworks encryption system, initially developed by Philips but now owned by Irdeto. Widespread hacking of ORF’s AustriaSat HDTV transmissions was reported at the end of December, and earlier in January on German and Austrian […]
Last year the European Commission approved 20 state aid packages for broadband, authorising more than €1.8 billion in subsidies for the development of these networks, four times as much as in 2009, says Europolitics, a Brussels daily news report. The figure is unveiled in a study published by the Commission on January 20th on state […]
The Carlyle Group plans to offload its 62 per cent stake in ETTV, a Taiwan cable TV operator in what would be the private equity firm’s latest Taiwan exit. Local press reports Chairman Gary Wang, ETTV’s second largest shareholder, is interested in the stake, which may be worth T$7.5 billion ($250m). Late last year, Carlyle […]
Rival media owners have told Jeremy Hunt, the UK culture secretary, he must ignore offers from News Corp to separate off Sky News. Reacting to reports the company has said it will separate or even sell Sky News the newspaper groups wrote to Hunt warning this pre-condition offer should not stop him referring the bid […]