The combination of both systems gives advertisers the opportunity to leverage the advertising ecosystem by addressing VOD users and customers with targeted real-time advertisements. Operators are thus enabled to generate new and additional revenue streams from their existing Video on Demand offerings – while digital subscribers enjoy a pure VOD entertainment experience, combined with contextually […]
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 $475 million, or $11.40 per share. If Gilat opts to go to court, as many other spurned takeover targets have in the past year, […]
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 per cent to E256.9 million
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, […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.