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 […]
The set-top 'giveaway' by incumbent Telia, is being blamed for the slump in the number of subscribers to the DTT pay platform Boxer. Subs fell by 8,000 in the second quarter, bringing the installed base to 701,000 still 23,000 more than at the same point in 2007. “Competition in the Swedish pay-TV market is becoming […]
Virgin Media has sent out warning letters to 800 of its customers in an attempt to crack down on illegal downloading. The letters are part of a 10-week pilot programme run in conjunction with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) – the body that represents record companies in the UK. The BPI has been calling on […]
Europe's mobile industry is cutting back spending on new networks and services as a growing regulatory burden from the European Union puts profitability under pressure, according to GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry. To justify the imposition of retail price caps, the European Commission has claimed that mobile operators are making excessive […]
The popularity of Internet radio has increased markedly in the last six months. Industry ratings body Rajar has reported that 14.5 million consumers have listened to the radio online at least once- up 2.5 million from November 2007. Podcasts were also shown to be a popular element of online entertainment, with six million people downloading […]