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TV Cabo to launch VOD and HDTV services

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portuguese pay-TV operator TV Cabo plans to launch new services for its cable and satellite subscribers such as VOD and HDTV, in a response to rival service Meo IPTV from Portugal Telecom. According to the head of marketing of Zon Multimédia (owner of TV Cabo), Luís Lopes, the pay-TV operator […]

May 14, 2008

Spain face EC punishment over TV advertising rules

The European Commission has taken the next step in proceedings against Spain for not complying with television advertising restrictions. The infringement procedure, started in July 2007, is based on a monitoring report that found that the main TV channels in Spain, both publicly funded and commercial, failed regularly and by some margin to restrict advertising […]

May 8, 2008

RTL hit by ad decline

Pan European broadcaster RTL, owner of Channel Five, has admitted that the TV advertising market in the UK has been tough in the first quarter of 2008, as it reported an overall drop in underlying revenue of 2.9 per cent to E1.323billion. RTL said that its German broadcasting business had performed well, while the UK […]

May 8, 2008

IPTV underdeveloped in Australia

The Australian market for IPTV and Internet video is less developed than many other international markets, with fewer than five IPTV providers and fifteen Internet video providers offering full-length professional content directly to consumers, according to a report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Industry participants interviewed for the study believed that IPTV and […]

May 8, 2008

New York cracks down on piracy

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has declared the state will ramp up its crack down on movie piracy, which estimates costs the state $2.6 billion and thousands of jobs. Cuomhas announced the Piracy Protection Act, which would make movie piracy a misdemeanour, then a felony for a repeat offence, which means potential jail […]

May 8, 2008

Alcatel-Lucent and Quantum co-operate for DVB-SH

Alcatel-Lucent and Quantum, supplier of mobile multimedia devices and software, are setting up a co-operation in the Mobile TV market. The objective is to develop terrestrial or hybrid (terrestrial and satellite) mobile broadcast solutions adhering to the new DVB-SH mobile broadcast standard. This co-operation will allow both companies to develop new mobile TV business opportunities […]

May 8, 2008

Premiere renews partnership with KDG

Premiere has renewed its partnership with cable TV operator Kabel Deutschland until end-2012, guaranteeing it access to nine million homes. The German pay-TV company said in a statement it will continue to handle clients of Kabel Deutschland on its own.

May 8, 2008

Two Way rebrands negate

Two Way TV has rebranded as Two Way Media, to reflect its status as an interactive production company focused on creating and distributing cross media TV shows and games.

May 8, 2008

ROK acquires Jalipo

ROK Entertainment has acquired 100 per cent of the issued and to be issued share capital of Jalipo for total consideration of 600,000 ordinary shares. Jalipo Media Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jalipo Ltd and the only operating function therein, is a UK Registered IPTV company which offers live streaming of TV content over […]

May 7, 2008

SeaChange partners with AirTies

SeaChange and AirTies are partnering to deliver next generation in-home wireless distribution of high-quality video and data services. The resulting solutions will expedite the deployment of advanced IPTV services by eliminating truck rolls and quickly enabling televisions and personal computers with sophisticated, wireless data and video applications within each home.

May 7, 2008