August 22, 2008
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Unity digital progress
H1 cable revenues increased 13 per cent year-on-year to E409.3 million while adjusted cable EBITDA was up 17 per cent in the first half to E193.4 million.
August 22, 2008
HD confusion lingers
With a whopping 80 per cent of people confused over industry terminology such as HD Ready vs. HD Ready 1080p (Full HD) and 25 per cent of Brits not understanding what HD is – thinking that owning a TV with an HD Ready logo or a digital box instantly makes all programmes high definition – […]
August 22, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent supports trial of BCAST mobile TV
The trial, which began in early this month, is based on Alcatel-Lucent’s industry-leading Mobile Interactive TV solution, which will power the DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) platform for the trial. The trial also includes mobile devices from Samsung and Smartcard Profile-compliant SIM cards from Gemalto. Alcatel-Lucent’s DVB-H platform supports the Open Mobile Alliance Bcast Smartcard Profile […]
August 22, 2008
Google bucks downturn in slow quarter
On a trailing twelve months basis, Strategy Analytics' DMI grew 5.8 per cent in Q2 2008 to reach 153, equal to a 53 per cent increase from the index base year, as of December 31, 2006. Three companies managed to beat the quarterly index growth: Warner Music Group's Digital Business, up 8.5 per cent, Google, […]
August 21, 2008
EchoStar: Piracy v Privacy
EchoStar has claimed that the receiver can be modified to pirate its satellite TV programming.The foundation said EchoStar’s demand would violate user privacy and leave innocent purchasers vulnerable to bogus legal threats. “Innocent customers should not be dragged into federal litigation just because they bought a product that other, less scrupulous purchasers may be hacking […]
August 21, 2008
Technetix acquires Dalvi assets
Paul Broadhurst, CEO of Technetix Group, said, “We are delighted with this development as Technetix and Dalvi Technology have very complimentary skills. The Dalvi Technology assets will add a number of additional key services to our well established offering of engineering, integration and supply chain services covering all the technologies in broadband cable networks. This […]
August 21, 2008
ITN for Dailymotion and MUZU
Dailymotion users are encouraged to share video with their friends, upload it on blogs and spread it across the web. The service is funded by advertising across channel pages with revenue shared between ITN On and Dailymotion. MUZU TV has also signed a content deal with ITN for access to 80,000 hours of content from […]
August 21, 2008
Asia, Latin America want news and sport on mobile TV
Of consumers interested in mobile TV, 72 per cent of consumers were very likely or likely to watch mobile TV if they are able to receive free, local broadcasts on their handset, compared to 40 per cent who were receptive to subscription services. Respondents preferred live, local broadcast coverage to made-for-mobile clips, although approximately one-third […]
August 21, 2008
Reliance DTH launches
“The DTH market stands at six million households now of the 125 million television viewing homes in India,” said Arun Kapoor, President, Reliance Communication. “This number will double in a year and we will hold a 40 per cent market share.” “The market is set to expand as bigger players come into the fray,” said […]
August 21, 2008