Rovi Corporation has announced the Rovi Smart TV Field Trial, an initiative created to explore new and emerging advertising opportunities on television and other devices connected to the Internet. The programme enables companies to test campaigns across a wide variety of platforms including TVs, Blu-Ray Players and other devices. By participating, the companies will not […]

A few weeks ago when pressed on whether Liberty Global would bid for Kabel BW, Shane O’Neill, chief strategy officer, deflected the question by stating Ziggo was a more prized target as ‘it is a much better fit.’ Two weeks ago Liberty beat out the competition to buy Kabel BW and now seems set to […]

Bell has completed its $3.2 billion acquisition of CTV and launched Bell Media, a new business unit encompassing all CTV and other Bell content assets. Bell Media has announced a package of top news, sports and entertainment content for Canada’s mobile providers. Bell fulfilled all regulatory, legal and other requirements to close the transaction, approximately […]

DVB middleware solution provider Cabot Communications is leveraging its experience in TV services by introducing Robotester, an automated hardware and software testing framework for the digital TV industry. Robotester’s automated system performs key tests on DVB-enabled devices in five per cent of the time it takes a person to do it manually, reducing time to […]

Cabot Communications, the DVB middleware solution provider, has launched Robotester, a revolutionary new automated hardware and software testing framework for the digital TV industry. Robotester’s automated system performs key tests on DVB-enabled devices in five per cent of the time it takes a person to do it manually, reducing time to market and the associated […]

Cable Europe Labs has disclosed new products that passed the rigorous testing programme of the Euro Cable Certification Board. Euro-DOCSIS cable modems, cable modem termination systems (CMTSs), and set-top boxes are fundamental for the development and improvement of broadband services, guarantying their functionality is essential. “Broadband services in Europe are growing rapidly, and the high […]

Civolution has announced two new additions to its NexGuard watermarking technologies that enables watermarking of pre-release content in the Apple ProRes 422 codec. The new NexGuard technologies are a software plug-in for Final Cut Studio and a standalone software solution to process ProRes.mov files. NexGuard’s watermarking plug-in for Final Cut Studio allows users to embed […]

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Manx Telecom, the largest teleco and Internet provider on the Isle of Man in the British Isles, is deploying its End-to-End IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to address end user demand for seamless access to voice, data and multimedia services. The solution will create one unified network by which Manx Telecom can […]

At the General Assembly of the FTTH Council Europe the members have reaffirmed their commitment to continue the mission of the FTTH Council Europe to urge Europe to move to FTTH. With more detailed “Why Fibre & How Fibre” initiatives, the organisation will provide the necessary arguments and data to the broadband stakeholders to build […]

Speaking at a House of Commons debate on net neutrality, the executive director of the Open Rights Group called for Government to step in to prevent ISPs making up the rules for Internet service. Jim Killock said: “What we have here is ISPs setting the rules. They are the de facto regulation of content on […]