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TiVo: rare profit

Revenue climbed 4 per cent to $65.2 million, though that disappointed some analysts expecting a bigger gain. Significantly-lower marketing costs compared to a year ago helped boost profits. The company had 1.7 million TiVo-owned subscriptions at the end of the quarter, which declined slightly. But TiVo is looking for a boost from deals with multichannel […]

August 29, 2008

Sony unveils thinnest, lightest TV

The device will have a separate Media Receiver box enabling other appliances to be hooked up to the screen. TV signal cables and inputs from other devices such as DVD players and games consoles, will then connect only to the Media Receiver, which can be kept out of sight.

August 29, 2008

Studios back Sony multi-DRM content format

As Sony Pictures presents it, the tentatively named Open Market will involve a neutral third party that will manage device registrations such as TVs, PCs and portable devices, which will then allow users to play their movie rentals or purchases on all their registered devices. The so-called domain provider will let consumers purchase devices freely […]

August 28, 2008

Gilat deal in danger

Unless a deal is struck Gilat's board of directors will meet this weekend to decide whether to continue negotiations or sue the investors who agreed to take the company private for $475m, or $11.40 per share. If Gilat opts to go to court, as many other spurned takeover targets have in the past year, it […]

August 28, 2008

Freebox VOD surging

Free was the first platform to launch the Canal+ a la Demande service and has a catalogue of some 10,000 VOD titles. Iliad currently has a total of 3,134,000 subscribers, which will rise to 3,984,000 following the acquisition of Alice. First half EBITDA increased by 24.4% to E256.9 million.

August 28, 2008

Summer of sport boosts HD penetration

Overall, the home entertainment market is showing good resistance. In spite of adverse economic conditions, software sales show a decline of only 2.6 per cent in units and 2.8 per cent in value versus the first half of 2007. Although consumers are continuing to purchase standard definition DVD’s, the growth curve is falling off. However, […]

August 28, 2008

TiVo: rare profit

Revenue climbed 4% to $65.2 million, though that disappointed some analysts expecting a bigger gain. Significantly-lower marketing costs compared to a year ago helped boost profits. The company had 1.7 million TiVo-owned subscriptions at the end of the quarter, which declined slightly. But TiVo is looking for a boost from deals with multichannel platforms. TiVo's […]

August 28, 2008

US mobile data outpaces Europe

– UK (19.35 per cent) – US (18.88 per cent) – India (10.82 per cent) – South Africa (8.82 per cent) – Indonesia (4.08 per cent) Adam Kerr, VP of Bango North America: “The USA share of the browsing market has grown as an increasing number of phones come with bigger screens and service contracts […]

August 28, 2008

BBC ad supported downloads

There are plans to exploit the BBC’s full range of 15,000 separate music programmes, meaning the service could offer around 50,000 music audio tracks eventually and 3,000 hours of video content. It is understood that the public broadcaster’s commercial arm is working on launching a test version in November, with a full launch expected in […]

August 28, 2008