The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement, an industry group formed last year to promote innovation in TV and cross-platform audience measurement, has confirmed the addition of six new members: Gannett, PepsiCo, Belo, ConAgra, Hearst Television and Microsoft. CIMM now has a total of 21 members. In addition to announcing the new members, CIMM unveiled the […]
Deutsche Telekom has applied to the German Federal Network Agency to approve the charges for use of three elements of its fibre-optic infrastructure. The Group is offering access in multi-function cabinets for a monthly unit price. Telecommunications companies who use slots in the multi-function cabinet pay a corresponding portion of the unit price. Niek Jan […]
BBC is using Witbe’s quality of experience (QoE) technology to complement its existing quality of service (QoS) measurements with end-user experience data, based on actual visual clues, for the BBC.co.uk web site. Witbe robots technology continuously reproduces user behaviour on the BBC.co.uk web site, in particular on the Home page, the Weather page, the News […]
Allot Communications, an expert in IP service optimisation and revenue generation solutions, has launched Allot WebSafe, a network service designed to block online illegal and harmful content. The solution is designed to protect subscribers by enabling fixed and mobile broadband service providers to build a safer and more protected Internet environment. At the same time, […]
Motorola is to sell its Connected Home Division, including the world's biggest STB business, according to the NY Times. The newspapers says sources at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, hired to advise on strategic options, are now recommending a three-way split with networks being sold off and the remaining company separated between the mobile phone […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has completed its second quarter IPTV, Cable, and Satellite Video Equipment, Services, and Subscribers report. “Slow but steady IPTV and cable video subscriber growth in North America, Europe, and Asia, led by AT&T, Verizon, Belgacom, Swisscom, Telus, and KPN, helped boost the equipment market in the second quarter, particularly IP […]
Nielsen has called together 75 of its clients to discuss how to proceed in a possible melding of TV and online audiences. On the agenda is "'TV Everywhere', 'OnDemand Online' and similar initiatives and their implications for television audience measurement." The letter says the purpose of the meeting is to "discuss the work that Nielsen […]
Bridge Technologies, developer of the first complete satellite-to-set-top-box monitoring solution for digital TV operators, has revealed that its VideoBRIDGE system has been selected to provide the monitoring solution for Virgin Media’s digital broadcast TV platform. Virgin Media will roll out an all-IP broadcast installation at its 54 headends and four core IP sites to complement […]
ARRIS has acquired certain assets of EG Technology, an Atlanta-based company for approximately $6.5 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Arris acquired EGT patents and video processing technology for digital networks, and will employ approximately 20-25 of the existing employees. The acquisition complements ARRIS video offerings by adding multi-functional, flexible, and scalable video processors […]
Witbe, a specialist in end-to-end supervision and quality of experience monitoring of video, voice and data out of the STB and modem, has launched 'Witbe Lab', a solution dedicated to the specific needs of video, voice and data services test and validation. Witbe Lab is a complete and integrated solution allowing multi-service test scenarios to […]