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The end of mobile TV as we know it?

February 5, 2010 08.16 Europe/London By Robert Briel

With the hype at an end, mobile TV operators are now facing up to a reality that far from matches the expectations

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: February 5, 2010 09:10

Unitymedia: can the German cable market deliver its promise?

November 13, 2009 09.48 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Just last month, I had the pleasure of visiting the Network Operation Centre of Unitymedia in the small town of Kerpen.

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: November 13, 2009 10:51

Confusion reigns in Berlin

September 7, 2009 09.01 Europe/London By Robert Briel

As tens of thousands of consumers flock to the halls of the Messe Berlin for the consumer electronics show IFA, confusion still reigns about the future of digital television in Germany.

Filed Under: Briel On Tagged With: CI Plus, Ifa Edited: September 11, 2009 09:54

Dutch digital numbers game

July 10, 2009 11.15 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The other day we received a press release from NBC Universal claiming an enormous success for their Sci-Fi and 13th Street channels in The Netherlands.

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: July 10, 2009 12:05

German EPG and PVR wars

June 12, 2009 08.44 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Once upon a time there was a thriving music industry, some of the record companies were even called ‘majors’. But when confronted with new technology they decided to stick their heads in the sand rather than embrace new opportunities.

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: June 27, 2009 16:01

Joost for sale?

April 26, 2009 20.00 Europe/London By Robert Briel

In the past week, rumours on the web suggested that the online video portal Joost was up for sale. The company itself of course said they do not comment on such rumours, while on their blog we can read how well the site is doing. But is it?

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: April 27, 2009 07:26

Who wants a lost-lost scenario?

March 28, 2009 08.43 Europe/London By Robert Briel

During the session “Monetising Content in the Digital Age” at the Cable Congress, we witnessed an interesting exchange of words between Parm Sandhu, CEO of Unitymedia and Rich Ross, president of Disney Channels worldwide.

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: March 28, 2009 08:52

Mobile TV – looking for the right business model

January 8, 2009 10.34 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Mobile TV – is it ever going to happen? Last year was said to be the year of Mobile TV in Europe with the Summer Olympics and the Euro 2008 football championships as the main audience pullers. It was not to be.

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: January 8, 2009 11:25

Who needs Blu-ray – part 2

June 20, 2008 08.53 Europe/London By Robert Briel

When the “HD-DVD” camp gave up the format, we expressed our doubts whether the surviving Blu-ray standard would win the war. Yes, the battle was won, but the war is far from over. This past week we noticed two small news items to support our theory:

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: June 20, 2008 10:07

Connected TV – who’ll get it right?

May 2, 2008 10.36 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The race is on for the best way to connect the regular TV set to the web in a way any consumer can understand.  The issue is really about who will control the screen when you switch on your set to watch television.

Filed Under: Briel On Edited: May 2, 2008 10:57

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