Stan Glasgow, Sony Electronics US president, has said that summer blockbuster movie Hancock will be Sony's first test for streaming a movie into the homes of buyers of its Bravia TV sets. Users would need to have purchased a $299 Internet Video Link accessory to attach to the TV and they will also have to […]
The first in a series of new 'three-screen' reports by Nielsen shows an emerging shift toward a more video-centric use of the Internet, but not at the expense of television viewing. The report is an effort by Nielsen to “follow the video” as consumer viewing habits shift. The average American spent 127 hours of time […]
Lesley Mackenzie, former boss of the Kangaroo project, has been appointed chief executive of web TV business, Nettv247.com. The company, founded by Ian West, vice-chairman of TopUpTV, plans to develop a range of Internet and web TV businesses. Nettv247 recently launched its first venture, 123webtv.com, an EPG for Internet TV
Entone, the IPTV connected home company, has confirmed that their Hydra HD IPTV video gateway and Amulet HD IPTV receiver have been selected by Netstream for their operator's HD IPTV service deployments in Switzerland. Netstream is an ISP based in Dübendorf, Switzerland, providing managed services and systems integration to a host of operators throughout Switzerland
BitBandTechnologies has signed a contract with Scaberia, the Norway-based technology and innovations consultancy firm. The aim of is to enhance the current BitBand strategy and to expand its market activities via Scaberia's 'know how' in the telecommunications and media industries. “The market is demanding new innovative solutions in much shorter cycles than before. Our relationship […]
Telcos that are investing heavily in IPTV infrastructure and services to drive new revenues also need to ensure that tools and technologies are in place to monitor their customers’ quality of experience (QOE) with their video services. However, telcos aren’t sure if today’s IPTV QOE test and measurement tools provide the right level of service […]
Responding to surging demand for digital-to-analogue TV converter boxes, the new Zenith DTT901 digital TV tuner – with analogue pass-through for pickup of low-power TV stations – is now available in the US. Since January, US households have requested millions of $40 government coupons to subsidise most of the cost of digital TV converter boxes. […]
Independent retailers that have signed up to Digital UK's 'digital tick' scheme are providing a better service to prospective customers than those who have not, according to the switchover body. Even so a 'mystery shopper' exercise revealed a continued lack of knowledge, or ability to explain, the inability to record channels in addition to the […]
Consumers are demanding more personalization and entertainment content on their mobile phones, driving mobile video revenue to exceed $3.5 billion in 2008, according to research by MultiMedia Intelligence. By 2012, the mobile video and mobile TV market will exceed $15 billion, including direct pay and advertising. Mobile video, which relies on the mobile operator's 3G […]
Despite one billion video views on most days, YouTube hasn’t been popular with big corporate advertisers. Worldwide revenue from YouTube ads has fallen short of Google’s expectations this year, and is likely to total about $200 million for the full year, according to reports in the WSJ. YouTube is heading Google’s campaign to extend its […]