Irish pay-TV operator Setanta has called in headhunters to find a chief executive for its Great Britain operation following the departure of Mark O’Meara. O’Meara and commercial director Mark Mohan, who have run the GB business while being primarily based in Ireland, stepped down in September. …..
Cablevision Systems swung to a profit in the third quarter helped by additions to its Internet and phone subscribers during the period. The company had a net profit of $27.1 million, compared with a loss of $79.3 million a year ago. Revenue grew 15.4 percent to $1.745 billion partly bolstered by the additions of Newsday […]
Latens has confrmed the 4.0 release of Latens ECOsystem IPTV middleware. ECO 4.0 has enhanced user features and a widened scope, offering many advantages for both operator and subscriber. ECO 4.0 is IPTV middleware secured with Latens software conditional access. Built on open standards, ECO is highly customisable, allowing telcos to adapt the platform to […]
International cable operator Liberty Global has reported a 17 per cent increase in third-quarter sales. Operating cash flow, which the company considers its key operational measure, rose 27 per cent to $1.17 billion in the quarter, helped by factors including organic growth and foreign exchange movements. Revenue was $2.65 billion from $2.26 billion, and Net […]
Belfast-based media group UTV, owner of TalkSport, has criticised Channel 4 for pulling out of the 4Digital consortium, saying its decision has scuppered the launch of any digital radio services for the “foreseeable future.” UTV said it was surprised by Channel 4’s move to pull out of launching digital radio services on a new multiplex […]
Nearly a third of all U.S. household Internet activity takes place while the user watches television, suggesting new and old media often share rather than compete for attention, the Nielsen Company reports. In fact, the study found that heavy Internet users are among the most dedicated of TV viewers, spending more than 250 minutes a […]
Sky is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Tiscali's UK business. Sky has tabled an offer of £450m (E571m) for the UK business after last rival Carphone Warehouse pulled out of the auction The acquisition would be a major boost to Sky's broadband services, making it the third largest provider after BT and Virgin Media. […]
MySpace US users can now upload MTV Networks videos without fear of having them taken down. News Corp's MySpace social network has signed a deal with Viacom's MTV Networks and online video technology company Auditude to allow the automatic identifying of online video clips uploaded by its hundreds of millions of users. Auditude's system will […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome The Portuguese Government has announced a tender that will award a license to a new free-to-air TV channel, which will be distributed exclusively by digital terrestrial television. Interested parties will have until 21 January 2009 to submit their bids to the country's media sector regulator, the Regulating Body for Social […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome The Portuguese Government has announced a tender that will award a license to a new free-to-air TV channel, which will be distributed exclusively by digital terrestrial television. Interested parties will have until 21 January 2009 to submit their bids to the country's media sector regulator, the Regulating Body for Social […]