According to Strategy Analytics estimates, by the end of 2008 186 million connected TV devices worldwide will be able to access some form of Internet content. “The web video explosion has so far been restricted largely to PC users, says David Mercer, VP and Principal Analyst.” Now it is moving to the TV screen. While […]
Programming comes from Russia's Star Media, TV Scope, TNT, NTV and CTV. “By the middle of 2009, it will contain approximately 2,000 hours, all premium TV series as well as full-length Russian feature films and TV movies,” Rambler says. “The television channels rarely hold non-linear rights so we are dealing directly and only with the […]
Global shipments of Pay-TV set top boxes (STBs) are on track to grow by nearly 40 per cent by 2012 according to a new Industry “Pay-TV operators around the world continue to use STBs to drive digital services, increase ARPU and reduce subscriber churn,” says Carl Hibbert of Futuresource Consulting, “with innovations such as High […]
Seven public-interest and consumer groups have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to turn down Hollywood_s request to take control of consumers' TV sets But the groups said the waiver _will give the largest motion picture production companies veto power over the connections which are used to connect set-top boxes, receivers, high definition televisions, […]
A period of consolidation in the industry has been followed by heavy investment from private equity groups meaning they can compete with telcos and other The researcher finds that Europe’s cable operators have been focusing on triple-play services – with telephony rolling out at a rapid rate. Spain and the UK lead in triple play, […]
Pace has been selected as the launch partner for Foxtel's high definition (HD) service in Australia. It will be supplying cable and satellite HD PVRs At launch, the Foxtel HD+ service will give viewers access to five dedicated channels Discovery HD, National Geographic HD, Fox Sports HD, ESPN HD and BBC HD, plus PPV HD […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome A total of 310,000 DTT decoders were sold during May in Italy, bringing the total installed base to 8.6 million, A total of 310,000 DTT decoders were sold during May in Italy, bringing the total installed base to 8.6 million, according to the latest market survey conducted by Gfk. 236,000 […]
XM Satellite Radio had added 322,000 new net subscribers in the second quarter and now has about 9.7 million. The total represents a 17 per In a preliminary report, the company said gross additions for the quarter included a record 857,000 gross new subscriptions for radios in automobiles. It marked 224,000 retail additions. XM forecast […]
CNN.com has published 79 per cent more video content since the relaunch and during May the site saw just under 4 million live streams served from its live news service. Most video on the site is adapted from broadcast, with some web-exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and extended interviews.