The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced new data for Asia's pay-TV market, showing 71 million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia. "The increase in digital pay-TV market penetration represents a tipping point for our industry in Asia," said Marcel Fenez, Chairman of CASBAA. "This is especially […]
Sony Pictures Entertainment is shaking up its online video hub with new management, headquarters and an infusion of full-length TV and movies from the Sony library to complement the increasing slate of shortform originals already rolling out. Sony has been gradually transforming Crackle, which it acquired in August 2006 when the site was a user-generated […]
The “utility-like” nature of subscription services offered by companies in the cable and satellite TV sector will help them prove resilient in a weakening economy, making them a relatively safe haven for investors, according to Credit Suisse. The bank sees substantial upside potential for these companies on a multiyear basis as the economic backdrop improves, […]
UTStarcom has been accepted into the Open IPTV Forum. Recognized for its IPTV leadership position in China and India, as evidenced by market share and live subscribers, UTStarcom will offer its expertise in developing and deploying IPTV solutions in both fast-growing and established regions around the world. …..
Latens has announced a global reseller agreement with Motorola that makes Latens CAS the core CA component of Motorola's integrated IPTV ecosystem reference platform. The reseller agreement encompasses the complete range of Latens CA and Middleware products for IPTV, Cable, Satellite and Terrestrial networks. It cements a strategic relationship between the two companies that has […]
Appear TV, a global provider of next-generation head-ends for broadcast and IP television, and DEPS, an Appear TV regional partner specializing in telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast television systems, announce the selection of Appear TV's SC2000 system as the new TeNeT IPTV head-end. The largest internet service provider in Odessa, TeNeT owns and operates a fibre […]
Universal Electronics has confirmed that it has been chosen by Top Up TV to be supplier of universal remote control devices to coincide with their rollout of new Pay TV services. The new remotes will be custom designed specifically towards the needs of Top Up TV+ service, with universal and DVR control capabilities.
GlobeCast has opened its new playout facility at its regional headquarters in Singapore. Connected to the company's worldwide satellite and fibre distribution network, the Singapore facility is the latest addition to GlobeCast's London and Florida Media Management hubs. The launch of playout services in Singapore is the latest in a string of developments in Asia […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Telecom's pay-TV platform, Meo, will add the SporTV channel in high definition from November 1st. The channel, which was so far exclusive to the subscribers of rival pay-TV operator Zon TV Cabo, will be available both on Meo's IPTV and satellite (DTH) services. Launched in June of this year, […]
BSkyB has been criticised by media watchdog Ofcom for breaching advertising rules during its' channel carriage dispute with Virgin Media cable. Virgin complained about a series of ads referring to the loss of Sky channels on Virgin. Ofcom said that undue prominence was given to telling Virgin viewers they could switch to Sky’s service. It […]