Regular Internet users in the US overwhelmingly agree that the Internet provides better value than cable television. A survey by Rasmussen Reports found that 72 per cent of adults who go online at least once a week say the Internet is a better value for the dollar than cable TV. Just 10 per cent say […]
Panasonic and Verizon demonstrated a first here with full HD 3D Video Over Verizon’s FiOS fibre net. Content was streamed over Verizon’s network to a Panasonic Blu-ray 3D player. Engineers from both companies worked closely to co-develop the required network, software and user-interface enhancements that make Full HD 3D possible over the bandwidth-rich FiOS service. […]
A report from the European Commission (EC) has suggested that rates of intellectual property infringement in the EU are “alarming”, and accepts that while an EU law on IP rights has had some effect, the legal measure was not designed to deal with online piracy. According to the EC, current laws are not strong enough […]
A keynote speech from Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg focused on how high-IQ networks and innovative content and applications are combining to fuel “one of the most innovative eras in the history of technology.” During the keynote address, Seidenberg noted that today’s more than two billion Internet users and five billion wireless users form […]
Year on year growth rates of 6.7 per cent have taken broadband subscription to 508,761,837 in the third quarter of 2010, according to figures prepared by Point Topic and revealed by the Broadband Forum in its Global Broadband and IPTV Industry Update. Over 14.3 million lines were added in the third quarter alone, representing 2.88 […]
A draft Annual Plan published for consultation by Ofcom has revealed that pay-TV and super-fast broadband are among the UK comms regulator’s priorities for 2011/12. Ofcom’s proposed priorities include: Promote effective and sustainable competition. This includes ensuring fair and effective competition in the delivery of pay-TV services and promoting competition and investment in super-fast broadband. […]
Danish triple-play operator Stofa – a subsidiary of private equity firm Ratos – has acquired the Danish cable TV activities of Canal Digital for an Enterprise Value of approximately DKK100 million (€13.4m). The seller is Canal Digital AS, owned by Telenor. In connection with the acquisition, Ratos is contributing capital corresponding to the entire Enterprise […]
Cisco Systems has built a software platform it says will let service providers blend TV with web content, personal media and social-networking. “We think the future is going to be about reinventing the TV,” Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers said and described Videoscape as a comprehensive TV platform for service providers that will deliver […]
German cable operator PrimaCom, which filed for insolvency in June 2010 after its shareholders failed to reach an agreement with creditors regarding repayment of a €29.2 million loan, is now ready to be sold on to financial investors. In a debt-for-equity swap, PrimaCom’s lenders Alcentra Group, Avenue Capital Group, Tennenbaum Capital Partners and ING have […]
The evolution of wireless technology and growing demand for faster connections and rapid access to the Internet are key trends that will shape the US telecommunications, media and technology sectors this decade, said Moody’s Investors Service in a new report. Looking specifically at television, though, Moody’s isn’t buying the idea that over-the-top (OTT) broadband video […]