Abilis Systems has unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest digital mobile TV receiver for DVB-H/T applications, produced in a 5mm x 5mm CSP package. The new AS-101 integrates multi-band RF tuner, advanced OFDM demodulator, memory and interfaces onto a single 90nm CMOS die, with the receiver performance surpassing the MBRAI 2 and Nordig […]
News Corps Fox network sold $250 million (E170m) in advertising revenue on the strength of the most-watched Super Bowl ever – a performance that chief executive Rupert Murdoch called “the biggest day in our company's history”. He was speaking as News Corp announced that its second quarter profits edged up 1.2 per cent to $832 […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome A total of 6.697.516 receivers for digital terrestrial television were sold in Italy from February 2004 to November 2007, according to research commissioned by DGTVi from the GFK Marketing Services institute. Out of the total, 82.3 per cent of the receivers (5,510,580 units) were made up of decoders, while TVs […]
UPC Neverland has revealed that its 'day and date' strategy for Video On Demand (VOD) with Warner Home Video Benelux has led to much higher buy rates via cable TV. 'Day and date' means that movie titles for VOD are released on the same day as the DVD introduction to the consumer market. Since the […]
BC Partners is set to announce the completion of its $16.5 billion purchase of Intelsat, the world's biggest satellite operator. The UK-based private equity firm has agreed to make concessions on the structure and terms of its $15 billion debt package to hold together its syndicate of main banks – Credit Suisse, Bank of America […]
The penetration of digital TV services in Africa will begin to accelerate due to the proliferation of new technologies such as WiMAX. WiMAX has emerged as a serious player in underdeveloped regions where low bandwidth and inadequate infrastructure have limited the growth of broadband and digital TV services. In October 2007 there were an estimated […]
Mobile phone companies O2 and 3 are merging their user generated video clip sites into one portal to be renamed EyeVibe, which anyone with a video-enabled mobile phone will be able to access. Users will be able to upload their own short videos to the service and every time they are viewed by someone else […]
From David del Valle in Madrid Digital terrestrial TV in Spain reached its audience peak in January, with an average share of 10.5 per cent, with Madrid, Valencia, Canaries and Catalonia as the Regions with the highest DTT penetration. Its rapid rise of audience, along with the growth in audience of thematic TV channels (11.2 […]
To coincide with the launch of the fourth season, Sky customers can now watch full episodes Lost via Sky Anytime on PC, as well as catch up on content on Sky.com, and watch clips from the series on their mobile phone via Sky Mobile TV. In addition, Sky+ and all Sky HD viewers will be […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome The European Court of Justice has ruled that the way TV broadcasting frequencies have been distributed in Italy breaches European Union law. Judges said that a succession of laws regulating the country’s TV had effectively favoured existing broadcasters Mediaset and RAI, barring access to would-be competitors. In short, the process […]