Netflix has re-run the numbers comparing video-streaming performance across 13 US broadband providers – breaking out Verizon and AT&T’s fiber-based services from DSL – and found that FiOS Internet clearly beats cable. Verizon’s FiOS Internet delivered 2.5 Megabits per second over a 60-day period, ending September 25th , according to Netflix’s measurements. The video-subscription company […]
Media and technology company The Video Network (TVN) has announced the launch of its Internet TV branded content offering called TVN Programming, creating a new strand of sponsorship opportunities for Australian brands. TVN Programming will comprise professionally produced online video sourced locally and globally, and promoted across TVN’s network of 8.3 million monthly viewers as […]
Mo-DV (Mobile Digital Video), an innovator of multimedia content delivery via USB Flash Drives and Micro SD Cards, says it has developed a new technology that solves the format problems between mobile devices, HDTV sets, and other consumer electronic devices, with issued patents. The new medium enables users to play content on mobile phones, tablets, […]
The planned sale of online video website Hulu has fallen through after months of negotiations between the service’s owners and potential buyers. Hulu’s owners, which include Disney, News Corp, NBC Universal and Providence Equity, revealed they had decided against a sale of the video service. “Since Hulu holds a unique and compelling strategic value to […]
Internet video streaming service Netflix is ramping up its TV content inventory by securing a licensing agreement with CBS and Warner Bros. TV allowing US members of Netflix instantly to watch previous seasons of scripted series that air on The CW from its current schedule through the 2014-15 season. As part of this four-year […]
Netgem has been selected by P&TLuxembourg, Luxembourg’s leading telecom operator, to upgrade its service to next-generation IPTV offering. Netgem will provide P&T with its software and intelligent STBd to give its subscribers a rich TV experience. The enhanced service will be rolled out throughout October. The use of Netgem’s nCloud architecture, based on its embedded […]
Holly Knill, Head of Sky Player and Mobile TV, has admitted that the time is not yet right for the broadcaster to make its services available on Connected TVs. Knill, who is responsible for the Sky Go service, which makes Sky content available on additional devices such as iPhones, iPads, computers, and the Xbox, did […]
Intel has shut down its Digital Home Group and will no longer make chips for interactive TV set-top boxes such as the Google TV devices from Sony and Logitech, or the similar Boxee boxes from D-Link. The engineers from the group are being merged into Intel’s tablet group. Intel confirmed the move, explaining: “There is […]
Internet bandwidth and speed issues mean that a hybrid IP and satellite strategy is generally the best means of deploying telco TV services in Europe, according to Gerry O’Sullivan, VP, Global TV and Entertainment at Deutsche Telekom. Delivering a Keynote Speech at the The Future of Digital Media Distribution conference in London, O’Sullivan told delegates […]
Etisalat has confirmed the launch of eLife TV‚ the UAE’s most advanced television and video services. Delivered on Etisalat’s high-speed fire-optic network, eLife TV will offer its customers an interactive television experience through a robust and feature-rich service. eLifeTV is made available within the corporation’s flagship eLife‚ Triple Play (Fixedline, Internet and TV) fibre-based residential […]