Under the agreement NCC will integrate select RSN feeds currently offered to DirecTV subscribers into cable-advertising interconnects in nine major US markets: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. NCC will also assume national-spot-sales representation of DirecTV's RSNs in these markets. Cable operators, NCC and DirecTV have been working together […]
The Synergy report finds that IPTV equipment sales continue to be driven by upgrades to Carrier networks, especially at the Edge, handling the surge in subscriber and traffic growth. Synergy anticipates Worldwide IPTV subscribers are set to increase substantially over the next two years and approach close to 40 million by 2010. Synergy research further […]
Combined revenue generating units (RGUs) for cable television, high-speed Internet access and telephony services reached 5.15 million, up 427,300 or nine per cent since July 31, 2007. The bundle ratio (average number of services received per subscribing household) increased to 1.79 as of July 31, 2008 from 1.75 since July 31, 2007. The cable television […]
The report shows that in 2007 an average of seven hours and nine minutes a day was spent using an array of communications services – up by six minutes from 2002. "This includes watching television, surfing the net, using our mobiles, talking on a landline phone and listening to the radio," said Ofcom. Despite this […]
The report shows that in 2007 an average of seven hours and nine minutes a day was spent using an array of communications services – up by six minutes from 2002. "This includes watching television, surfing the net, using our mobiles, talking on a landline phone and listening to the radio," said Ofcom. Despite this […]
Findings indicate that greater ownership of connected game consoles, networked TVs, and alternative video-on-demand set-top receivers is generating significant growth in user-paid revenues. “Consumption of premium Internet video content to date has been low,” said Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates. “Services have been available only on less-than-optimal screens – PCs and portable […]
"Cable, broadcast and telco TV are all highly competitive markets for video servers," noted ABI Research industry analyst Zippy Aima. "Cable and broadcast are the more traditional modes of entertainment for consumers, but cable providers and telcos have been quicker to adapt to market trends and to offer innovative consumer services. But to remain competitive, […]
Findings indicate that greater ownership of connected game consoles, networked TVs, and alternative video-on-demand set-top receivers is generating significant growth in user-paid revenues. “Consumption of premium Internet video content to date has been low,” said Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates. “Services have been available only on less-than-optimal screens – PCs and portable […]
Although Microsoft has denied that Zune would expand into communications in a similar manner to the iPhone, the company admitted that it was in an “exploratory phase” regarding supplementing the TV content it already licenses from studios with Zune-only material. Zune is looking for non-conventional programming that can capitalise on the device’s social networking platform, […]
Broadband communications recorded sustained strong growth year-on-year: The number of fixed-line and broadband connections rose by 193,000 (+12.8 per cent) to 1,699,000. As at the end of June 2008, Swisscom's Bluewin TV IPTV service counted around 80,000 paying customers. Net growth compared to the previous year amounted to around 40,000 customers. The average one-time cost […]