Market research firm Infonetics has released the first edition of its 2010 biannual Video Services and Subscribers report, which tracks telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video services and subscribers. “Increased competition among video service operators will help keep monthly subscription fees in check, which will offset some of the growth expected from incremental revenue […]

A South Korean cable television company has launched an online service allowing users to access shows anywhere. CJ HelloVision said the 'Tving' service offers 53 live channels plus VOD, a service similar to that offered by US cable operator Comcast. Tving at first will only be accessible on devices such as desktop computers and laptops […]

Online video consumption amongst younger age groups has now grown to the point that it looks set to overtake traditional television as the platform of choice. The results of the YouGov online research, commissioned by RealNetworks, have revealed that amongst 18 to 25 year olds, roughly half (46 per cent) split their video time at […]

The BBC has unveiled the latest version of the iPlayer service – a customisable upgrade that includes links with Facebook and Twitter allowing users to share content via the social media networks. Other broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4 and Five will also benefit from iPlayer’s traffic for the first time, with the service offering links […]

The BBC wants to ban 'unbundled' VoD provision of its programmes on third party sights. The corporation's management makes the recommendation in proposals for changing its on-demand syndication guidelines, submitted to the BBC Trust. The management says: “We recommend that the BBC catalogue of full programmes should not be made available in a disintermediated way […]

Viewers who logged on at 5am to see the last ever episode of Lost on the Sky Player were left empty handed when a technical fault meant the show dropped out 55 minutes in an error message appeared, informing them: ‘This programme is unavailable to view via Sky Player. Ads from up to 25 brands, […]

Charles Dunstone, the chairman of Project Canvas partner TalkTalk, has admitted that there had been arguments over the strategic direction of Project Canvas among the seven partners in the joint venture, but the eventual goal is clear. Project Canvas was cleared of breaching competition regulation last week. BSkyB argues that Project Canvas, particularly because of […]

Tvinci today confirmed the launch of a complete end-to-end Pay-OTT video platform. The company's Tvinci MediaHubTM and Tvinci MediaStore have been developed to meet the industry need for a new monetisation layer to OTT video content through direct payments (Pay Per View, subscriptions, coupons etc. Tvinci’s platform enables content owners and network operators to offer […]

“Google TV,” is here. The service, developed in partnership with Sony, Intel and Logitech has been publically demonstrated in the US for the first time and claims to “fuse the freedom of the Internet with television programming.” At the launch of 'Smart TV' Google executives claimed their TV platform will succeed where offerings such as […]

From Colin Mann in London Sky's online pay-TV content is now available to homes in the UK via a DTT Freeview+ set-top box. Sky Player, the broadcaster's online service can now be watched on household TVs connected to IP Vision's FetchTV Freeview+ box. The box can be connected to any broadband service to allow specific […]