Bharti Airtel has confirmed the expansion of its IPTV services to Bangalore, following a successful run in the Delhi NCR region. The service currently offers a library of 150+ titles, time shift TV and DVR “programme-stacking” and a selection of 42 linear channels. Girish Mehta, chief marketing officer, Airtel telemedia services, said ”Bangalore has consistently […]
Broadpeak, provider of content delivery network (CDN) solutions to Internet service providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has confirmed that the Skytide streaming video analytics solution is now fully integrated into Broadpeak’s Mediator CDN system. This integration provides network operators and their customers with tools to visualise advanced statistical information and manage their video-on-demand or live […]
Forecaster Oliver & Ohlbaum’s survey found four per cent of current Freeview homes plan to get YouView instead of pay-TV, and a total 18 per cent of existing pay-TV homes said they are ‘likely’ to switch away from their current provider to use YouView instead. However, O&O CEO Mark Oliver believes the threat is relatively […]
Funds controlled by Australian investment bank Macquarie have again invested in broadcasting and transmission capacity. This time Macquarie has spend €574 million buying Ceske Radiokomunikace, the Czech Republic’s main TV and radio transmission service provider. As regards the Czech purchase, Macquarie has bought 100 per cent of Ceske Radiokomunikace from Falcon Group, itself controlling or […]
Japanese public broadcaster NHK will shortly consolidate its three digital satellite channels into two in order that extra HDTV programming can be shown. Currently NHK transmits three of its main channels over satellite, one in HD and the other two showing standard definition programming. From April the two channels will be given a new […]
The Walt Disney Co. has reached an agreement with Internet movie and TV subscription service Netflix that allows the platform to stream television shows from the ABC network, Disney Channel and ABC Family, significantly strengthening its position as an online video provider. The agreement raises the competition between Netflix and Hulu, the online streaming service […]
The European Commission has imposed fines on five South Korean and Taiwanese companies for fixing the prices of liquid-crystal display panels in popular devices like flat-screen televisions, computers and notebook devices. The fines, totaling €649 million were related to violations dating to 2001, when the companies started meeting to fix prices of LCD screens. Although […]
A worldwide broadcasting industry that is in steady recovery, although somewhat lagging in North America, is the overall picture painted by the latest Industry Trends Survey released by the IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers). The survey results reflect a North American broadcast and media technology market that is at least six months behind the […]
Arqiva and Alcatel-Lucent have revealed a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless technology trial in Wales. The trial demonstrates the economic and technical viability of a neutral-host wireless network as a route to extending broadband Internet services to areas with no broadband coverage (‘notspots’) and those with speeds lower than 2Mbits/s throughout the UK, estimated at […]
Shock jock Howard Stern is returning to Sirius XM Radio, sending shares of the satellite radio company up 8 per cent. Stern’s previous five-year, $500 million contract with Sirius XM Radio expires in December and investors have expressed concern that subscribers would abandon the service if Stern were to move on. One estimate says Stern […]