Unity digital progress
H1 cable revenues increased 13 per cent year-on-year to E409.3 million while adjusted cable EBITDA was up 17 per cent in the first half to E193.4 million.
August 22, 2008
Articles
HD confusion lingers
With a whopping 80 per cent of people confused over industry terminology such as HD Ready vs. HD Ready 1080p (Full HD) and 25 per cent of Brits not understanding what HD is – thinking that owning a TV with an HD Ready logo or a digital box instantly makes all programmes high definition – […]
August 22, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent supports trial of BCAST mobile TV
The trial, which began in early this month, is based on Alcatel-Lucent’s industry-leading Mobile Interactive TV solution, which will power the DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) platform for the trial. The trial also includes mobile devices from Samsung and Smartcard Profile-compliant SIM cards from Gemalto. Alcatel-Lucent’s DVB-H platform supports the Open Mobile Alliance Bcast Smartcard Profile […]
August 22, 2008
August 22, 2008
Comcast reveals new brake plans
Comcast Corporation says it plans to slow service to its heaviest Internet users during periods of congestion after regulators ordered the company to devise a new method for managing its Web traffic. Top Internet speeds for the heaviest users will be reduced for 10 to 20 minutes at a time to keep service to other […]
August 22, 2008
Asia, Latin America want news and sport on mobile TV
Of consumers interested in mobile TV, 72 per cent of consumers were very likely or likely to watch mobile TV if they are able to receive free, local broadcasts on their handset, compared to 40 per cent who were receptive to subscription services. Respondents preferred live, local broadcast coverage to made-for-mobile clips, although approximately one-third […]
August 21, 2008
Reliance DTH launches
“The DTH market stands at six million households now of the 125 million television viewing homes in India,” said Arun Kapoor, President, Reliance Communication. “This number will double in a year and we will hold a 40 per cent market share.” “The market is set to expand as bigger players come into the fray,” said […]
August 21, 2008
IOC to raise price to China TV
CCTV, China's state broadcaster, is understood to have paid around $9 million for the 2008 coverage in the course of which it has generated around $400 million in advertising revenues. The opening ceremony alone attracted a Chinese audience of 842 million. Timo Lumme, marketing director for the International Olympic Committee, said China's broadcasting costs for […]
August 21, 2008
August 21, 2008
August 21, 2008