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 […]
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 […]
Rocketboom will be integrated with Sony's video site Crackle, as well as other Sony products such as the PS3 games console and direct to Sony Bravia TVs, while retaining existing distribution agreements with websites such as iTunes and TiVo. Sony will handle all Rocketboom's ad sales exclusively in a deal that is thought to include […]
The Strategy Analytics survey of 3,500 Internet users found that 22 per cent of Spanish respondents are regular users of streamed video from broadcaster websites, compared to 18 per cent in the US and only 8 per cent in Germany. This report estimates that 32 million people in the US and 34 million in Europe […]
The Strategy Analytics survey of 3,500 Internet users found that 22 per cent of Spanish respondents are regular users of streamed video from broadcaster websites, compared to 18 per cent in the US and only 8 per cent in Germany. This report estimates that 32 million people in the US and 34 million in Europe […]