Western Europe will not reach full digital TV penetration until 2017, despite penetration being as high as 85 per cent by end-2011, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). In fact, only two of the 15 countries covered in the Digital TV Western Europe report had fully converted to digital by end-2011, […]
Continuing to lead the way with Hybrid TV, Entone, Inc. is teaming with BTC Broadband to explore a new Broadband TV (BBTV) service model in Bixby, Oklahoma. With FusionTV™, BTC Broadband can offer a new BBTV service that combines live Over the Air (OTA) television programs and full digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities, with additional […]
Following earlier deals to add linear channels to its BT Vision IPTV service, the operator has added a fourth linear channel in a fortnight by signing a contract to stream the popular FX UK service. BT Vision customers will soon be able to watch FX hit shows such as zombie drama The Walking Dead and […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed A$1.9 billion acquisition of Austar by Foxtel after accepting court-enforceable undertakings from Foxtel. Austar shareholders voted March 30 to approve the deal. “This is a great outcome for consumers because we will now be able to create a company of scale that will deliver […]
Investment banker Morgan Stanley says there are about 45 bidders now in the battle to win various transmission rights to cover Germany’s Bundesliga soccer. The big hitters, Sky Deutschland and Deutsche Telekom, are at the front of the process and it is not yet clear whether Qatari interests via Al Jazeera have entered a bid. […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has delayed its decision on the Foxtel-Austar merger pending further discussions with Foxtel, reports The Australian. The move comes in the wake of protests from Telstra competitors who complained the deal gave Telstra a free hand in the emerging IPTV sector. Other competitors complained the wording of the undertakings […]
Internet film delivery service LOVEFiLM has revealed that in February, for the first time ever, LOVEFiLM members streamed more films and TV series instantly over the Internet via LOVEFiLM Instant than rented DVDs, Blu-rays and Games. The number of films and TV episodes streamed online through Internet-connected devices including games consoles and connected TVs exceeded […]
The UK television industry expects both pay and advertising revenues from online video services to quadruple by 2020, according to new research findings from media management company Red Bee Media. The research, which surveyed executives from across the UK television industry on their predictions for business models and revenue streams in 2020, found that more […]
In the first linear channel deal for BT Vision, the IPTV service from BT, Britain’s leading branded multichannel broadcaster, UKTV, has agreed a three-year carriage deal covering both channel-branded VoD content which will be available immediately, and the network’s portfolio of linear, paid-for television channels, beginning with Watch, Gold and Alibi later this year. UKTV’s […]
Sky has revealed that its new Internet TV service, offering access to Sky content on a wide range of broadband-connected devices, will be called NOW TV. The new brand was revealed by Sky’s Chief Executive, Jeremy Darroch, as he delivered the opening keynote at the Media Guardian Changing Media Summit in London. Launching later in […]