From IPTV World Forum Cisco has confirmed that Numericable, France’s leading cable operator, is delivering highly advanced, on-demand entertainment services to French consumers using the Cisco Content Delivery System (CDS). Numericable can now offer its customers advanced video services, including catch-up TV services, access to a catalogue of more than 7,000 programmes and movies, high-definition […]
From Colin Mann at IPTV World Forum Marking Hulu's first UK deal, the online video service has signed with Digital Rights Group (DRG) to roll out titles from its catalogue. Hulu's US service, launched publicly in March 2008 now offers content from more than 1,200 shows, series and movie titles from more than 130 providers. […]
Hulu has further signaled its international intent with the hiring of a dedicated international SVP to acquire TV rights. Johannes Larcher had previously been search firm overture's international GM, the international VP for Friendster and most recently co-founded now-defunct social betting site Pikum. There had been much speculation about a Hulu UK launch but the […]
Cisco has announced its intent to acquire privately held Pure Digital Technologies. San Francisco-based Pure Digital, creator of the best-selling Flip Video brand is a specialist in developing consumer-friendly video solutions with mass-market appeal. “The acquisition of Pure Digital is key to Cisco's strategy to expand our momentum in the media-enabled home and to capture […]
Network video processing specialist RGB Networks has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific telecommunications industry with the introduction of its Modular Video Processor (MVP) to the region. The MVP is RGB’s first product built specifically to meet the advanced video delivery needs of telecom carriers. The MVP is a complete IPTV solution that enables […]
The UK government's suggestion that the BBC should be part of the drive to make broadband universal in the UK would distort markets and distract the broadcaster from its main purpose in making programmes, BSkyB has suggested in its submission to the Digital Britain review headed by Lord Carter, the communications minister, BSkyB said the […]
From Nick Snow in Berlin The finance panel here at Cable Congress was a frank but fairly upbeat affair. It is no secret that with most MSOs controlled by highly leveraged private equity capex is going to be scarce. John Hahn of Providence (which has major positions in KDG and ONO) confirmed as much, “investment […]
Foxtel CEO Kim Williams has slated the new, Australian free to air digital television consortium Freeview, claiming that “no one has noticed” most of the FTA digital channels which are already running. Speaking at the annual ASTRA conference, Williams said Freeview was being marketed with “over claims” of 15 new channels: “Twelve of the fifteen […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Movie rentals via the Videoclube VOD service of Portuguese IPTV operator Meo have registered a new record with more than 5000 clients watching 'Mamma Mia' and 'The Dark Knight, in four days. In total, more than two million videos have already been rented by Meo clients, who can select movies […]
The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 5.2 per cent or 200,100 net additions during the fourth quarter to a total 4.014 million at the end of 2008. At the same time, digital TV increased its share of the entire TV market to 50.9 per cent, passing analogue TV as the […]