The BBC is developing plans to bring its web video iPlayer catch-up service to television screens, in a move that would take its online ambitions to a new level and pit the corporation against technology groups such as Apple. Mark Thompson, BBC director-general, told the FT it was “looking very hard at” forming an alliance […]
Google is being forced to hand over the personal information of every person who has ever watched a video on the YouTube website as part of the billion-dollar copyright case brought by Viacom. A judge in New York has ordered that Google, which owns YouTube, must pass on the details of more than 100 million […]
Telcos that are investing heavily in IPTV infrastructure and services to drive new revenues also need to ensure that tools and technologies are in place to monitor their customers’ quality of experience (QOE) with their video services. However, telcos aren’t sure if today’s IPTV QOE test and measurement tools provide the right level of service […]
Despite one billion video views on most days, YouTube hasn’t been popular with big corporate advertisers. Worldwide revenue from YouTube ads has fallen short of Google’s expectations this year, and is likely to total about $200 million for the full year, according to reports in the WSJ. YouTube is heading Google’s campaign to extend its […]
Almost a third of UK people under the age of 25 have watched TV via the internet, according to research from the IPA. The IPA Touchpoints report, which queried 5,400 people, revealed that 29 per cent of people between the ages of 15 and 25 had watched TV online, along with 18 per cent of […]
The Open IPTV Forum has added eleven new members at a recent meeting held at the headquarters of Telefónica in Madrid, and reports that the first release of its new specifications are close to completion. The new members are Fastweb, Swisscom, Access Company, BeeTV, Digital Fountain, Intel, InterTrust Technologies Corporation, Motorola, Opera Software, Thomson and […]
Mediaset-controlled Tele 5 has filed a lawsuit against YouTube accusing the video sharing service of violating intellectual property rights by posting video clips without permission. The TV network has urged YouTube to cease distributing its content on several occasions, according to the channel, but the company has ignored its claims arguing that it is only […]
Tech Mahindra, a solution provider in India focused on the global telecom industry, has entered into a strategic alliance with Microsoft to address its System Integration (SI) requirements for deployments of the Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia software platform. Through the alliance, Tech Mahindra will provide deployment and integration services for new and existing Microsoft […]
Internet retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch a streaming video service in the next few weeks to extend its digital offerings. The Seattle-based company has been beefing up its digital media offerings in order to better compete with rivals such as Apple Inc, which currently dominates the category with the iTunes music download service.
The BBC Trust has told the public service broadcaster to slow the pace of its online developments because of competitive tensions with the commercial sector and “poor financial accountability”. In the first of its service reviews under the BBC's new Charter, the Trust, the corporation's governing body, said it would apply stronger scrutiny before authorising […]