NBC Universal is adjusting its traditional approach to television ad sales to cater to customers who are increasingly using the internet, mobile phones and other devices to reach consumers. The company will scrap the “up-front” presentation in May, and in its place it will hold a “spotlight” event focusing less on specific programmes than on […]
The market for home-networked CE devices has been trying to move past the early adopter stage, but this has not been occurring very quickly, In-Stat says. Although In-Stat’s consumer research shows that there has been progress, the majority of consumers still only use their home network for Internet sharing. “Improvement is still needed when it […]
From Colin Mann in London P2P-Next, a pan-European conglomerate of 21 industrial partners, media content providers and research institutions, has received a E14 million grant from the European Union. The grant will enable the body to carry out a research project aiming to identify the potential uses of peer-to-peer (P2P) technology for Internet Television of […]
At the end of 2007, a survey by the European Audiovisual Observatory and the French Government’s Media Development Department found 258 VoD services in operation in the 24 European countries covered, compared with 142 services at the end of December 2006. This upsurge in the number of services is largely explained by the fact that […]
PhonepayPlus (previously known as ICSTIS) has announced that service providers looking to provide premium rate services (PRS) to broadcasters must first seek its permission. Taken alongside tough new rules for broadcasters from Ofcom, it is expected the new regulatory regime will protect viewers from any possible harm when participating in broadcast PRS. Ofcom has made […]
UK broadband users are only getting an average download speed of 2.95Mbps, according to broadband comparison site Broadband-Expert.co.uk. The study is based on a survey of 18,558 UK broadband in January of this year. Be Broadband offered users the highest average download speed, with an average of 6.07Mbps recorded. This is partially due to Be […]
NDS, provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has revealed that Hathway, India's leading cable TV services company, has selected NDS XTV technology to launch India's first cable DVR. The new XTV DVR solution will be deployed during 2008, and will give subscribers ultimate control over what they watch and when they watch it. In […]
Cablevision Mexico has become the first digital cable television company to enhance its video-on-demand operations with SeaChange flash memory storage and streaming. Mexico’s largest digital cable operator has switched on SeaChange International’s MediaServer Flash Memory Streamers, seamlessly extending Cablevision ‘s SeaChange Axiom software and disk-based server operations.
Scopus has revealed that FN Cable Holdings, a pan-European Multi Service Operator management group, will deploy Scopus headend solutions for the digital upgrade of its FiberNet Hungary and Eurocom Bulgaria subsidiaries. “In moving to a digital environment, we sought a partner whose solutions could fulfil our requirements for bringing high-quality video, voice, and data to […]
The TV recording site TVCatchup.com has had its service suspended after complaints from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Channel Five. TVCatchup launched in trial last year, allowing users to record offline TV shows, watch them online and share copies with other members. The UK-focused site immediately attracted the concern of broadcasters, which have invested […]