The Swiss operator is immediately adding the new channels nine of which will be English-language channels from the UK. They include BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC, Cbeebies, Five, E4, More 4, ITV 3 and ITV. German channels ZDF Infokanal and Eins Extra will also join the line-up, along with Austrian music channel gotv, Bibel TV […]
Advertising spend fell off a precipice in the fourth quarter of 2008 plunging almost 10 per cent year on year. The figures, compiled by the World Advertising Research Centre for the Advertising Association, highlight the speed of the erosion of the UK ad market, as companies slash budgets in the uncertain economic climate. The AA […]
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), supplier of technology to the global digital television industry, has been accepted as a member of the Open IPTV Forum. The Forum is an industry organisation working on "Open Standards" for end to end IPTV solutions.
NDS has confirmed that Hathway, the leading digital cable provider in India, has launched its Digital Box PLUS DVR solution, based on NDS XTV DVR technology. The NDS XTV DVR solution gives Hathway subscribers the ability to record one television channel while viewing another one. With NDS XTV DVR, Hathway delivers a variety of content […]
Western European digital television subscriptions broke through the 100 million household mark in 2008, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. The report estimates that Western Europe added 17 million net new digital households in 2008. On a platform level, Digital Satellite led in terms of overall subscriptions; however, Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) will fuel […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Spain’s broadcasting agency Abertis Telecom, shareholder in satellites Hispasat and Eutelsat, has rejected SES Astra’s charges of favouritism in the Spanish DTT market before the European Union. In a letter to the European Competition and to the Spanish Ministry of Industry, the company has defended the Spain’s DTT model […]
Sirius XM is to expand the reach of its satellite radio service with the second-quarter launch of an iPhone application as it explores a potential marketing partnership with satellite TV provider DirecTV Group. The company, which had to sell a 40 percent equity stake to Liberty Media to resolve looming debt problems, is looking for […]
SeaChange International, provider of software and hardware services that support video-on-demand television, reported that fourth-quarter revenues rose 13 per cent to $54 million. Fourth-quarter net income was $4.8 million, down from $12 million in the comparable quarter a year ago; the year-ago quarter included a one-time $10 million gain, the company said. "Despite the challenging […]
Harmonic has completed the acquisition of Scopus Video Networks for approximately $50 million, net of Scopus’ cash and short-term investments. The acquisition strengthens Harmonic’s technology and market leadership, particularly in the broadcast contribution and distribution markets, in addition to increasing the global customer base. Scopus’ customers will be supported by the expanded regional Harmonic sales […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced that Thales Alenia Space has been commissioned to build the W3C satellite. Eutelsat will select the launcher for the satellite separately at a later stage. The rapid order of W3C follows Eutelsat’s decision not to integrate the W2M satellite into its fleet following a major anomaly which occurred during its transfer […]