UTStarcom, a leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, has confirmed the successful network launch of the new Next Generation Network (NGN) softswitch provided by UTStarcom to Tiscali Italia. Tiscali Italia is experiencing rapid growth on its broadband network in its major markets throughout Italy and has chosen UTStarcom for its mSwitchR NGN system […]
GoBackTV, the innovative supplier of digital video headend and edge solutions, announced that the A+ Group has begun taking subscription orders for Cable IPTV service in Ishøj, Denmark, in preparation for its commercial launch early next month. The service uses GoBackTV's GigaQAM IP to extend FastTV IPTV services over the Ishøj “antenna society” facilities, and […]
French regulator CSA has awarded DVB-H mobile TV broadcast licences to thirteen private channels. There are two new entrants, France Telecom's Orange Sports and film director Luc Besson's EuropaCorp TV. The other eleven are BFM TV, Canal Plus, Direct 8, Eurosport, I-Tele, M6, NRJ 12, NT1, TF1, Virgin 17 and W9. CSA has also reserved […]
Sony has signed a deal with six major cable TV operators in the US that will pave the way for digital TVs that can receive cable programmes without the need for a set-top box. The agreement, which other consumer electronics manufacturers are invited to join, is to create TVs and other devices that can provide […]
blinkx, the video search engine, has revealed that its market share for video search is now 10 times higher than a year ago, as users increasingly turn to blinkx to find video content ranging from premium high definition movies and sports, to breaking news and top quality niche content. According to Hitwise Intelligence, traffic to […]
A new study from ABI Research forecasts the number of viewers who access video via the Web to nearly quadruple in the next few years, reaching at least one billion in 2013. “The rapid expansion of broadband video creates opportunities across a number of market sectors,” comments senior analyst Cesar Bachelet. “A wide variety of […]
Hardware makers are meeting politicians and copyright societies to discuss introducing a Europe-wide levy on media devices, offsetting revenue apparently lost from personal copying. Since 2001, 22 of Europe's 27 countries have made technology manufacturers pay the surcharge on products that allow music, books, movies and other copyrighted content to be copied. Now the European […]
A $1 billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens Internet freedom, according to its owner Google. Viacom is suing the video sharing service for its inability to keep copyrighted material off its' site, it says it has identified 150,000 unauthorised clips on YouTube. In court documents Google’s lawyers say the action “threatens the way hundreds of […]
Northern & Shell's adult channels saw profits dip from £11.5 million to £8.26 million (E10.3m) as its channels faced competiton from so-called 'Babe' channels where FTA programmes encourage premium rate phone calls. The company says it expects Ofcom's forthcoming crackdown on these channels will see revenues recover. The group also said a flotation of the […]
South Africa's MTN is considering a reverse takeover of India's Reliance Communications as part of talks to combine the pair and create an emerging markets telecoms giant. The proposal would follow the same structure as one abruptly rejected at the weekend by Bharti Airtel, India's biggest mobile operator by sales, which until last week was […]