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 […]
Online video network TheWB.com, set for launch on August 27, will feature an application that will integrate it with Facebook allowing content to flow on the popular social networking site. TheWB.com shows will also be distributed free across the Internet on Comcast Cable’s Fancast.com. More than 1,000 classic TV episodes from Warner Bros. will also […]
“Not only are we seeing record highs for several properties but to see them during seasonally slow months attests to the benefit of combination across these great categories. It also serves to prove the value of on-air call outs and brand building support via purposeful cross promotion from CBS Television and CBS Radio,” said Quincy […]
Writing on the BBC Internet blog, Huggers suggested that the BBC has always been a strong advocate and driver of open industry standards. "Without these standards, TV and radio broadcasting would simply not function," he wrote. "I believe that the time has come for the BBC to start adopting open standards such as H.264 and […]
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 […]
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 […]
“More coverage is the key issue because we are offering more channels than normal TV,” Cheng Ching-ming, director of interactive multimedia at Chunghwa told Bloomberg. The company, which began offering the service in March 2004, estimates the number of users of the service will climb to 600,000 by August 30, from about 500,000 at the […]
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 […]
The CC said it is also extending the timetable for the inquiry while it awaits important information on details of the joint venture, which are still being negotiated by the parties. The parties have suggested the information should be available by early September, the CC added, enabling it to publish provisional findings in early November […]