From Branislav Pekic from Rome Mediaset's digital terrestrial PPV service, Mediaset Premium, had 2.42m active subscribers on March 5, a net addition of 353.00 new clients compared to the 2.067m subscribers at the end of December 2007. The strong growth of active smart cards was mainly due to the launch of the Premium Gallery offer, […]
A consortium including Bob Geldof’s independent production company, Ten Alps, and ITN is to retain the Teachers TV digital television contract after being named as the government’s preferred supplier. Education Digital 2 is now in final talks with the Department for Children, Schools and Families over the £50 million (E70m) five-year contract to provide news, […]
Mexican television giant Grupo Televisa and Telemundo, General Electric’s Spanish-language broadcaster, have reached a content-sharing deal in Mexico, opening the door to an eventual broader alliance in the key US Hispanic market. Under terms of the deal, Telemundo will broadcast its entertainment programming on a Televisa TV station in Mexico. Televisa will also carry a […]
In a sample of how the net neutrality issue divides industries, the Independent Film and Television Alliance has strongly attacked the movie association's condemnation of neutrality advocates. The IFTA says open networks are vital to the independent production sector.
The Kudelski Group announced the acquisition of EDSI, a leading provider of secure smartcard solutions for Pay TV and banking applications. EDSI is located in France. It was established in 1990 and currently employs about 30 people. EDSI has an R&D centre specialized in the development of high security software solutions for Digital TV, mobile […]
Irdeto has announced that TrueVisions UBC, Thailand’s leading digital pay-TV operator, has extended the functionality of its existing Irdeto Digital TV solution to secure its new PVR (personal video recorder) product. TrueVisionsUBC is the largest subscription-based television provider in Thailand, offering over 80 channels covering infotainment, news, entertainment and sports programmes such as English Premiership […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Spain’s telco operator Abertis Telecom is strengthening its dominant position as the largest TV broadcasting carrier in the market following the acquisition of Madrid-based telco network Teledifusion Madrid. The operation has ruined DTT licencee’s plans to set up an independent broadcasting network to carry their signals out of the […]
Some of the biggest US technology companies have capped research and development spending even as the industry enjoys a strong period of growth. With a US economic downturn looming, the pressure to hold down spending is expected to intensify further this year. The data, analysed by the Financial Times, point to the pressure that companies […]
From Colin Mann in London Ofcom has confirmed details of plans to auction radio spectrum suitable for a range of services, including mobile television and satellite radio. The UK’s communications regulator also announced that the provisional deadline for applications is 10 April 2008, with the online auction likely to start at the end of April. […]
Interactive television won’t succeed until cable companies reach agreement on measurement standards, according to Starcom MediaVest executives. The initiative undertaken by six major cable companies, called Canoe, is a step in the right direction, said Jen Soch, MediaVest USA’s VP and director of advanced TV. Tracey L. Scheppach, vice president/video innovation director at Starcom USA, […]