YouTube cannot be held responsible for screening images uploaded on its site, a Spanish court in Madrid said in a case brought by broadcaster Telecinco over alleged copyright infringement.
Cable companies can’t ignore newcomers
16.59 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. There is a growing threat from connected TVs and hybrid devices, said the BBC’s Jonathan Charles. There are at least 14 identified, including the BBC’s Canvas – and they all will have an impact on cable’s audiences.
Spotlight on cable
16.52 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
The autumn cable conference season is about to get under way in Central and Eastern Europe, with major events taking place in Hungary, Poland and Romania over the next few weeks.
The new hybrid
15.04 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
Satellite has emerged as the new combination for hybrid IPTV receivers, writes Julian Clover
Value Added Services can help reduce churn
15.00 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. Value Added Services (VAS) can help reduce churn for cable operators. Number 1 of these is VoIP telephony, internet security comes second and online gaming third.
3DTV rights holders put squeeze on operators
11.51 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. Cable operators are finding it difficult to secure 3D content because the Hollywood majors and sports rights holders are looking to derive additional revenues from the new format.
Connected TV landscape: present and future
11.32 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. Although only 0.7% of the 90 million TV households in the US have so far cancelled their pay-TV subscriptions and rely on receiving services over broadband, the trend is clearly growing.
MTV expands HD line-up
10.01 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
MTV Networks International has announced a major expansion in its HD output, launching a dedicated Nickelodeon HD channel in the UK on October 5, and extending the brand internationally from next year.
New risks for Digital Dividend
09.57 Europe/London, September 23, 2010 By
Cable Europe has said today that the latest research into the use of LTE technology points to a new risk for interference as moves to allocate new spectrum continue to be debated.
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Connected TV Forecasts NEW REPORT. The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in this report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010. The report states that this translates to 20% of global TV sets by 2016, up from only 6% at end-2010. Published in November 2011, this 83-page PDF report is the most geographically comprehensive to ever be published.