Infonetics Research has reported that a growing number of telcos worldwide are deploying IPTV, and are being troubled by interoperability problems. “IPTV is the application many service providers feel offers them the best opportunity to stem the loss of revenue from declining fixed access lines, and help them to more quickly recoup revenue from their […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Telecom has revised the targets for its Meo pay-TV service and is now aiming to sign up 100,000 clients by the end of June. This figure anticipates in six months the goals announced during the launch of Meo, in the second half of last year. At the time, Portugal […]
BBC research has revealed that the BBC iPlayer has now received more than 75 million requests to stream or download programmes since launch. The research also shows that BBC iPlayer enjoyed another month of strong growth during April. The total number of requests for downloads and streams of BBC programmes in April was 21 million, […]
Verizon has told the New York City Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) that the company is ready, committed and eager to install its advanced fibre-optics network throughout all five boroughs of the city and thus provide real TV choice to some 3.1 million households. Verizon is prepared to make an historic investment in the […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portugal Telecom has revised the targets for its Meo pay-TV service and is now aiming to sign up 100,000 clients by the end of June. This figure anticipates in six months the goals announced during the launch of Meo, in the second half of last year. At the time, Portugal […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable, owner of Digital + and Canal +, and telco Yacom, controlled by Orange, is launching Yacom +, a joint triple play offer with broadband Internet access, phone calls and satellite pay-TV. The service, similar to Trio Plus launched last November by Sogecable and Telefonica, will be available in […]
As part of the deployment of Orange's triple play offer, 24 million French households (98.3 per cent of the mainland population) will be able to access Orange TV from July 3rd with the launch of its' DTH service. Orange has confirmed the selection of the two orbital positions as Eutelsat Hot Bird and Atlantic Bird […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Telefónica has declared a 64.4 per cent increase in the number of pay-TV subscribers it serves worldwide for the first quarter of this year to reach 1.8 million, with operations up and running in Spain, the Czech Republic, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil. In Spain, the company reached 554,045 […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will launch an IPTV service very soon in which triple play facilities would be provided to consumers including almost 150 TV channels , according to a high official of PTCL .
From David Del Valle in Madrid Telefónica has declared a 64.4 per cent increase in the number of pay-TV subscribers it serves worldwide for the first quarter of this year to reach 1.8 million, with operations up and running in Spain, the Czech Republic, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil. In Spain, the company reached 554,045 […]