The results of a video-streaming study dubbed Project Canada show, not surprisingly, that online movie and TV streaming services can boost broadband data usage. One surprise finding is that consumers make decisions about balancing their media consumption habits – and bills – among over-the-air (OTA), cable and over-the-top (OTT) services. The online media study was […]
ITV has commenced a clear-out of its airtime sales team with the departure of long-serving sales director Gary Digby and key members of his staff. Digby was accorded a great deal of credit for ITV’s performance in 2010, when in a market that saw 14 per cent growth it increased sales by an estimated 15.4 […]
MySpace, the social-networking site owned by News Corp, will lay off more than 500 employees this week, according to various reports, as the business continues a major strategic overhaul aimed at buoying its dismal financial performance. The layoffs will represent nearly half of the website’s staff. Facebook has eclipsed MySpace, which News Corp acquired in […]
Pace Networks, the specialised division of digital pay-TV technologist Pace, has confirmed that Canal Digital Sweden, part of the Nordic television distributor network and ISP, Canal Digital, is to deploy the Pace MDC1000 head end platform to support its nationwide upgrade of SMATV head ends. Implementing the Pace MDC1000 compact head end platform will enable […]
Walt Disney is in talks with Yahoo over making videos from its television networks available through the Internet media company’s TV software. Disney is looking to create online channels, or widgets, for its ESPN, ABC and Disney networks that would broadcast content to Yahoo-connected TV sets. The content would be available for free. The ability […]
A group comprising members of the House of Lords, academics, campaigners and trade unionists has written an open letter to the Financial Times urging Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, to refer News Corp’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of BSkyB that it does not already own to the Competition Commission. The letter’s signatories […]
In a series of major interviews with UK newspapers January 10, Pace CEO Neil Gaydon has revealed that he talked last week at CES with more than 100 companies about providing additional non-TV services to consumers. Pace’s recent acquisition of US-based broadband technology company 2Wire for £308 million is opening up new opportunities for bolting […]
Regular Internet users in the US overwhelmingly agree that the Internet provides better value than cable television. A survey by Rasmussen Reports found that 72 per cent of adults who go online at least once a week say the Internet is a better value for the dollar than cable TV. Just 10 per cent say […]
“I believe this is a world first,” said Giuseppe Flores d’Arcais, Co-Founder of Bestv and Director of Motive; “This latest innovation, 3-D on terrestrial television, using our Bestv technology, is a major step forward, both for broadcasters and viewers. The success of this service confirms that Bestv is at the forefront of high added value, […]
Panasonic and Verizon demonstrated a first here with full HD 3D Video Over Verizon’s FiOS fibre net. Content was streamed over Verizon’s network to a Panasonic Blu-ray 3D player. Engineers from both companies worked closely to co-develop the required network, software and user-interface enhancements that make Full HD 3D possible over the bandwidth-rich FiOS service. […]