Comcast added 320,000 digital-cable subscribers that now account for 67 per cent of its total, meaning 16.3 million video subscribers take its digital service. Seven million, or 43 per cent of its base, have advanced services, such as digital-video recorders. Looking forward, Comcast reaffirmed its guidance that 2008 will end with consolidated revenue and operating […]

Display advertising provided by Microsoft is already expected to account for a big chunk of Facebook's sales this year forecast to rise to about $350 million this year, up from about $150 million last year. Attracting a higher volume of search traffic would boost the effectiveness of Microsoft's search technology and help it deliver more […]

The ISPs though have rejected demands from the music industry to cut people’s connections if they ignore repeated warnings. An estimated 6.5 million Britons were involved in illicit music downloads over last 12 months, a trend estimated to cost the music industry up to £1 billion in the next five years. The firms have also […]

Though time spent consuming online video in Europe has grown by 50 per cent in the last 12 months, it has not been at the expense of TV: European Internet users still spend more time watching TV than going online. But the European audience for video content, fuelled by next-generation broadband connections and increased laptop […]

The researcher finds that Europe’s cable operators have been focusing on triple-play services – with telephony rolling out at a rapid rate. Spain and the UK lead in triple play, with over 80 per cent of cable homes taking telephony and more than 60 per cent per cent taking broadband services.

A period of consolidation in the industry has been followed by heavy investment from private equity groups meaning they can compete with telcos and other The researcher finds that Europe’s cable operators have been focusing on triple-play services – with telephony rolling out at a rapid rate. Spain and the UK lead in triple play, […]

Three former top executives of AOL are backing a new online video venture being launched aimed at creating a new outlet for documentary feature films, a category that has struggled to gain mainstream attention. Founded by AOL Vice Chairman Emeritus Ted Leonsis, the site, SnagFilms, will offer about 200 feature-length films initially, with about 750 […]

AT&T failed to convince a federal judge to vacate a legal precedent declaring that U-verse TV is a cable service. The telco had petitioned the US District Court of Connecticut to declare as moot that court’s July 2007 ruling striking down a finding by the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control from 2006.That regulators, in […]

Jupiter Telecommunications, the largest multiple system operator in Japan, has announced that the total subscribing households as of June 30, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached 2.87 million, up 180,300, or 6.7 per cent since June 30, 2007. Combined RGUs for cable television, high-speed Internet access and telephony services reached 5.12 million, up […]