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IPTV equipment posts strong growth in Q2

The Synergy report finds that IPTV equipment sales continue to be driven by upgrades to Carrier networks, especially at the Edge, handling the surge in subscriber and traffic growth. Synergy anticipates Worldwide IPTV subscribers are set to increase substantially over the next two years and approach close to 40 million by 2010. Synergy research further […]

August 19, 2008

Virgin warning illegal downloaders

This is the stance the BPI wants all ISPs to take but only Virgin Media has signed up to any sort of measures at the moment – and it is only agreeing to “educate” its users for the meantime. The BPI says that thousands more letters will be

August 14, 2008

KT: 710 billion won for IPTV

Nam Joong-soo, CEO of KT pledged that IPTV is a core business for KT's transformation into a media entertainment company. Nam said that KT would seek collaboration with leading media groups around the world. Accordingly, the telco has decided to put 710 billion won (E4.6 billion) in network enhancement to provide real time IPTV service. […]

August 12, 2008

Korean IPTV in October

The KCC has decided to take applications for IPTV service providers on August 28-29 and review them from September 2 to 5. In the communications industry, KT, Hanaro Telecom, LG Dacom and Daum are expected to submit applications. A panel of broadcasting and communications experts will review the applications based on business plans submitted by […]

August 11, 2008

Orange’s assault on Spanish IPTV market

France Telecom's Orange is making a full-frontal assault on the IPTV market in Spain in an attempt to snatch market share from Telefónica , whose IPTV service Imagenio currently counts 575,000 subscribers. To this end, the company has launched a promotional offer that includes free of charge for two months the package Paquete Plus from […]

August 8, 2008

Simply Sport and BT Vision

Simply Media has also signed an agreement with BT to provide content for the telco's TV-over-broadband service BT Vision. It will provide nostalgia-themed programmes to BT subscribers on subjects including aviation, naval and military history.

August 4, 2008

CBS: Streaming doesn’t hurt TV viewing

US network CBS says it has found streaming full-length episodes of primetime series is mostly additive for the broadcast networks and does little to threaten TV viewing. According to a report issued by CBS Interactive, less than half of the network’s online audience (46 per cent) primarily view shows online, and most say that the […]

July 22, 2008

TiVo and Amazon sales pitch

TiVo is teaming up with Amazon.com to make it easier for consumers to purchase products they see on television commercials and talk shows. TiVo plans to offer the feature to advertisers and programmers, giving viewers the chance to purchase products during commercials and product placements in shows. A “product purchase” feature on onscreen menus will […]

July 22, 2008