Companies implementing IPTV will need to manage their approach carefully in order to deliver a profit, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Companies need to ensure that their strategy and delivery offers an adequate return on investment that is in line with their service roll-out and minimises the market entry risks. A hybrid approach to IPTV, based on […]

SyncTV, a new US online television service, plans to launch a private test this week to offer viewers the ability to download anything they want to a computer from channels they pay for on a monthly basis. Subscription fees range from $2 (E1.4) to $4 per month per channel. Shows will also be offered for […]

From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian telecom operator Wind is putting the final touches to its IPTV offer that should launch in time for Christmas. According to director general, Fabrizio Bona, Wind will not be a content producer but only a distributor. The TV offer will include all of the Sky Italia channels available on […]

Tiscali UK has secured a deal to stream Setanta Sports channels live on its website. The deal will enable Tiscali customers to watch sports content online for £7.99 a month (E11.5). Users will have access to Setanta Sports 1, 2 and Golf as well as on-demand highlights through both PC and Mac platforms.

Current, the P2P news and information network, has launched Current.com, a site harnessing the interactivity of web 2.0 to Current's existing TV concept. The site offers an array of new features for consumers to interact with the channel or with other members of the Current community. Heralding the first real two-screen experience where TV and […]

NBC Universal and News Corp, the majority owners of Hulu, are using the online-video site to popularise programmes running on NBC and Fox – but that doesn’t mean rival networks CBS and ABC are being shut out. Searches give an index of available episodes as well as a link to see them on the network’s […]

Measat Broadcast Network Systems, owner and operator of Malaysian pay-TV service Astro and NDS Group have signed contracts for the licensing and deployment of the VideoGuard conditional access system (VideoGuard CAS) for its Direct-to-Home Pay TV services. The company plans to progressively migrate its satellite Pay TV services to the VideoGuard CAS. This follows Astro’s […]

Many established companies such as Google, Amazon, and NBC, as well as newer entrants such as Joost and BiBC, are aggressively pursuing opportunities in delivering content to consumers via the Internet to the PC or via IP to the TV set. IMS Research estimates that in 2007, about 30.7 million IP-enabled consoles will ship worldwide […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid Telefónica is launching a trial on its FTTH (fibre to the home) network in Madrid and Barcelona to test Internet broadband access at 30 Megabytes in a combined triple play offer that also includes its IPTV service, Imagenio. The triple play service, at a price of E9 until next […]

UDcast, provider of Mobile TV infrastructure solutions and satellite based enterprise equipment, has been selected by Harris to supply DVB-H headends for Harris’ range of Atlas DVB-H Mobile TV transmitters. UDcast will provide its DVB-H IP Encapsulators, Network Managers and monitoring equipment. Harris transmitters will also be fully interoperable with UDcast’s iSpicer to enable regionalisation […]