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Foxtel adds 40,000 HD subs

At the end of June, Foxtel had 1.5 million direct and wholesale subscribers, and more than 30 per cent of homes in Foxtel areas now subscribe to the service, the company said. Foxtel's HD+ service, launched in June, now has nearly 40,000 subscribers

August 15, 2008

Intelsat record revenues for Q2

Intelsat CEO Dave McGlade commented, “Intelsat’s second quarter results featured record revenues and continued strong operating performance. Our diverse customer base and global scale give us an outstanding competitive position. We continue to benefit from the communications infrastructure needs of global businesses, growing economies, mobile application providers and service providers entering newly deregulated markets. Our […]

August 15, 2008

New Unicom to spend RMB 100bln on 3G expansion

Netcom also plans to replace copper cables with fibre optic cables in certain parts of its service regions, in a three to five year project expected to cost up to RMB 15 bn

August 15, 2008

BigPond flooded by Olympic demand

Justin Milne, BigPond group general manager predicted the Olympics – for which Telstra is the official mobile carrier – would be a watershed moment in the development of the mobile as a content medium “We don’t give out numbers but we’re 50 per cent over the targets that we set for ourselves,” Mr Milne said. […]

August 15, 2008

Warner Bros on Internet

Online video network TheWB.com, set for launch on August 27, will feature an application that will integrate it with Facebook allowing content to flow on the popular social networking site. TheWB.com shows will also be distributed free across the Internet on Comcast Cable’s Fancast.com. More than 1,000 classic TV episodes from Warner Bros. will also […]

August 15, 2008

Foxtel adds 40,000 HD subs

At the end of June, Foxtel had 1.5 million direct and wholesale subscribers, and more than 30 per cent of homes in Foxtel areas now subscribe to the service, the company said. Foxtel's HD+ service, launched in June, now has nearly 40,000 subscribers.

August 15, 2008

France Telecom for Digital Plus?

Speculation is increasingly mounting in Spain about France Telecom’s interest in acquiring Sogecable’s pay-TV unit, Digital Plus. The telco joins names such as Rupert Murdoch, Carlos Slim and Telefónica, among others, as being linked with the operation. Sogecable’s approach to France Telecom-controlled IPTV service Orange TV with the recent launch of a triple play offer, […]

August 14, 2008

US cable: three-quarters of additional broadband subs

Leichtman also reports that the top cable companies added over 670,000 subscribers, representing 76 per cent of the net broadband additions for the quarter versus the top telephone companies; overall, broadband additions in 2Q 2008 amounted to 51 per cent of those in 2Q 2007 – with cable having 85 per cent as many additions […]

August 14, 2008

Video server markets to reach $1.5 billion

"Cable, broadcast and telco TV are all highly competitive markets for video servers," noted ABI Research industry analyst Zippy Aima. "Cable and broadcast are the more traditional modes of entertainment for consumers, but cable providers and telcos have been quicker to adapt to market trends and to offer innovative consumer services. But to remain competitive, […]

August 14, 2008

PacketVision, UDcast team for targeted mobile TV ads

The technology showcase will include an example of a geographically targeted advertising campaign, showing how content can be delivered to mobile TV users over standard DVB-H networks. The showcase also aims to highlight the symbiotic relationship between mobile TV and targeted advertising: the latter brings revenue to mobile TV, which in turn, provides the targetable […]

August 14, 2008