Kabel Deutschland, Germany's largest cable-television operator, said its full-year loss narrowed as more customers added Internet and phone services to their TV subscriptions. The net loss for the 12 months through March 31st was E45.3 million compared with E144.3 million a year earlier. Sales rose 9.6 per cent to E1.5 billion. “We are confident that […]
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice, has chosen Pace, its existing HD technology partner, to develop a second generation HD personal video recorder PVR. The new STB is currently available to subscribers and will also be rolled out to other African countries. MultiChoice, which has over 2.4 million pay TV customers, has a successful, longstanding […]
TeliaSonera is launching a version of the popular Spotify music platform through its digital-TV service in Sweden and Finland. The version of Spotify that is being launched will allow users to play all playlists that have been compiled to date, and to mix music, as they please. Several accounts can be saved on Telia’s digital-TV […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) will launch a new free-TV sports channel in Sweden on 7 September 2010. The new channel – TV10 – will be made available to Com Hem's 1.65 million TV households, as well as on Viasat's own DTH satellite TV platform, which together represent more than 50 per cemt of Swedish households. […]
Virgin Media says Ofcom has been too lenient with BskyB and has lodged an appeal against the broadcasting regulator's efforts to set fair prices for the market in Premier League football coverage. In its case to the Competition Appeals Tribunal, the cabler challenges Ofcom's wholesale pricing regime set for BSkyB's Sky Sports 1 and 2 […]
More than half of all pay-TV homes could have access to a TV Everywhere-type option come next summer, according to Time Warner CFO John Martin who said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the number hit 50 million over the next 12 months. Currently, Time Warner estimates that about 20 million homes paying for cable, satellite […]
China’s evolving plans for media convergence now appear to grant control of IPTV to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. The apparent move by the State Council, China’s cabinet, could clarify a previously grey area in a potentially lucrative media arena in the world’s largest Internet market. On the opening day of the […]
ITV is in talks with Apple, Blackberry and Google's Android team about launching an ITV Player mobile app, which would allow users to catch up on the broadcaster's content any time and anywhere. It will be the first app to be released from a major UK broadcaster allowing TV catch-up on the most popular mobile […]
After successful launches on iPhone and iPod Touch, Canal+ Group channel offerings are now accessible on the Apple iPad in WiFi and 3G/3G+. Subscribers to Canal + Channels and / or Canalsat who own an iPad can download the application free-of-charge to access unencrypted Canal + services (live and VOD) and the rolling news channel […]
Hulu plans to begin charging customers 'within weeks' say American reports. It is also looking to expand the service to portable devices including iPad and Xbox. Hulu, which is thought to have generated $100 million in advertising in 2009, will continue to offer newer episodes free of charge, but it will charge viewers a monthly […]