The Synergy report finds that IPTV equipment sales continue to be driven by upgrades to Carrier networks, especially at the Edge, handling the surge in subscriber and traffic growth. Synergy anticipates Worldwide IPTV subscribers are set to increase substantially over the next two years and approach close to 40 million by 2010. Synergy research further […]
The phenomenal popularity of the phone has fuelled a 44 per cent surge in Apple’s share price in 12 months. Meanwhile, Google’s once dazzling star has waned slightly as America’s economic slowdown has eaten into online advertising and investors have wondered how the company can produce solid profits from expensive ventures such as the video-sharing […]
Despite hundreds of non-authorised Top Gear clips already being available on YouTube, the move marks the first time BBC Worldwide has a dedicated section on YouTube for a single programme brand, complementing the existing BBC Worldwide YouTube page
The affiliate boards’ endorsement follows NAB Television Board of Directors’ pledge to continue making local television signals available to cable, satellite and telephone company distribution partners from February 4 through March 4, 2009. Analogue television in the US will end on February 17. “We are delighted that all of the affiliate boards have agreed to […]
Jeff Zucker, President And CEO, NBC Universal, said: "Obviously our multi-platform Olympic strategy is a success, but this record-breaking Olympic performance is proving that network television is more alive than ever. We are breaking records that are 20, 30 and nearly 50 years old – this is a fantastic triumph for network TV." NBC Universal […]
News Corp is effectively selling around half its stake in the business to Permira as part of a complex deal. News Corp currently owns 72 per cent of NDS’s equity, controlling 96 per cent of the voting rights. Under the terms of the deal, which values NDS’s equity at $63 a share, News Corp will […]
"There are no signs to suggest that we will not be ready by 2011. One of our goals is to speed up uptake and use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) among South Africans," department spokesman Joe Makhafola said. Media commentators have expressed concern that the three years allowed by the government will not be […]
Combined revenue generating units (RGUs) for cable television, high-speed Internet access and telephony services reached 5.15 million, up 427,300 or nine per cent since July 31, 2007. The bundle ratio (average number of services received per subscribing household) increased to 1.79 as of July 31, 2008 from 1.75 since July 31, 2007. The cable television […]
Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of the recently announced division – SES Americom -New Skies – said that bringing the satellite into service was establishing a new Ku-band enterprise and broadcast neighbourhood in the North American arc at 125 degrees West. Anchoring the new satellite will be the Public Broadcasting Service and several of their […]
According to Nielsen, entertainment, gaming, and music websites rank among the top five categories visited in all four BRIC countries, but do not have a place among the top US and Europe rankings. Email, weather, news, and search are the top categories for both American and European mobile Internet users; in the US, entertainment, music, […]