A UK media academic has warned broadcasters and national newspapers not to be fooled by “hype” about the Internet. Patrick Barwise, emeritus professor of management and marketing at the London Business School, defined as “Bollocks 2.0” claims about the threat to traditional media from innovations such as social networking and Internet TV. “Television is not […]

South Africa’s telecommunications companies could well take advantage of IPTV, especially if it is implemented before the digital terrestrial television migration (DTT) expected in November.Speaking at the TM Forum, Sami Matri, Safrecom senior multimedia consultant for France Telecom, likened the African climate to that experienced by France. "Businesses in Africa need to open the right […]

Underscoring its commitment to open standards in emerging technologies and media platforms Thomson has become a full member of the Open IPTV Forum. The aim of the Forum is to promote IPTV by making it easy for consumers to experience and enjoy it, ensuring interactivity between all devices, networks and technologies.

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 […]

Google and Microsoft shares were hit when each reported quarterly earnings that fell short of most analysts' estimates. But both companies expressed cautious optimism that their international reach would continue to protect them from the worst; for the first time Google's international revenue outstripped that in the US. Google and Microsoft shares were hit when […]

BT Vision has confirmed it will be offering sports channel Setanta Sports 1 on a subscription free basis. If users sign up to the Bronze, Silver or Gold packages, which start at £14 (E18) a month, they will receive Setanta Sports 1 free of charge. This gives access to Setanta Sports 1's 46 live Barclays […]

Erik Huggers has been confirmed by the BBC as its new director of future media and technology, replacing Ashley Highfield. The BBC has also hired an expert on virtual worlds as part of its efforts to bring its TV and internet output closer together. Roo Reynolds, who is currently a ';metaverse evangelist' at IBM, will […]

Over two-thirds (68 per cent) of the 60 million television sets in the UK are now digitally – linked via cable, satellite or digital terrestrial – according to the latest figures from Ofcom . The Digital Progress Report for the first quarter of 2008 shows that the total number of digitally-linked sets has grown by […]

China Telecom has set up an IPTV technology research and development laboratory in its Shanghai research institute.The lab mainly aims at creating technical standards that are consistent with international standards for Chinese IPTV manufacturers and offering test and authorisation services to IPTV platform and terminal suppliers throughout China.At present, the Chinese government has not issued […]

BT Vision has confirmed it will be offering sports channel Setanta Sports 1 on a subscription free basis. If users sign up to the Bronze,