Fresh from the success of its first 3D broadcasts, this weekend’s Wimbledon tennis championships, the BBC now faces a decision on how to transmit any 3D coverage of the 2012 Olympics.
Asia Pacific to drive massive IPTV expansion
July 3, 2011 11.51 Europe/London By
The number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 155 million by the end of 2016, up from 35 million at the end of 2010, according to Digital TV Research. The IPTV Forecasts report goes on to explain that the Asia Pacific region will supply 85 million of the 120 million additional subscribers during [...]
Samsung rolls out 3D VOD in Europe
June 30, 2011 20.58 Europe/London By
Samsung Electronics has started making its 3D video-on-demand service available across Europe. Following announcements in the UK and France, Samsung has now also rolled out the service in The Netherlands.
Cambridge home to ‘TV White Space’ broadband trial
June 27, 2011 11.05 Europe/London By
The BBC, BSkyB, BT, Nokia and Microsoft are among a group of partners launching a trial to assess the potential of TV white spaces to deliver cost-efficient broadband access to rural communities and offload wireless data demand in urban centres.
Satellite TV revenues to overtake cable this year
June 26, 2011 18.28 Europe/London By
Based on Digital TV Research Ltd’s forecasts for 73 countries, pay-TV revenues will climb to $173 billion (€121.9 billion) in 2016, up by $49 billion on 2006 but only up by $18 billion (12%) on 2010. The Digital TV World Revenue Forecasts report stated that on-demand revenues will increase much faster than subscription revenues, though [...]
Report: UPC Horizon test launch in July
June 24, 2011 15.01 Europe/London By
UPC Nederland will start piloting the new Horizon box this July, Liberty Global CEO and president Mike Fries has told the Denver Business Journal. Following this early trial, the box will be more widely deployed from September.
Singapore outlines DVB-T2 plans
June 21, 2011 09.38 Europe/London By
“Singapore is on track in our plans to go fully digital, in line with ASEAN’s committed timeframe to switch off analogue TV transmission between 2015 and 2020,” said Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, minister for information, communications and the arts, during his opening address at Broadcast Asia 2011.
ITV Player first on Android, iOS to follow
June 21, 2011 08.36 Europe/London By
ITV has launched its catch-up TV service ITV Player for Android, a new video catch-up service for mobile and tablet devices. Viewers can watch all ITV programmes of which the rights to show on mobile are cleared, for up to seven days after broadcast.
BBC News debuts on connected TV
June 17, 2011 12.51 Europe/London By
The BBC has launched its BBC News product for connected TVs. Combining existing video and text content from BBC News Online, it will initially be made available on Samsung’s range of Smart TVs but subsequently also on a range of connected devices.
Digital TV homes to double within five years
June 17, 2011 09.20 Europe/London By
The number of digital TV homes will double between 2010 and 2016 to 1,189 million, according to a report covering 73 countries published by Digital TV Research. The Digital TV World Household Forecasts report estimated that digital penetration will climb from 42.5% at end-2010 to 80.0% by 2016. By 2016, 33 countries will be completely [...]
