Virgin Media has turned to long-term supplier Cisco for its first ‘TiVo inside’ set-top when the navigation technology becomes the cableco’s prime middleware later this year.
Paul Dale is ITV CTO
ITV has named Paul Dale as its new chief technology officer. The former CTO of Malaysian pay-TV operator Astro has previously worked for both the BBC and BSkyB and will […]
Sky 3D to launch October 1
BSkyB has confirmed that Europe’s first 3D channel will make its consumer debut on Friday October 1. Transmitted in the side by side format, Sky 3D will offer viewers a […]
Virgin Media records strongest-ever Q2
Virgin Media has reported the strongest growth in revenues since the company’s creation four years ago.
Buoyant Pace plans new gateway acquisition
Pace increased its first half profits by 46% on the back of a 12.9% rise in volume shipments. Announcing its results for the six months ending June 30, 2010, the […]
BBC Mobile Apps go live
The BBC is to immediately release its long-awaited mobile apps after the BBC Trust concluded its review into the launch of native applications for smartphones.
DTG circulates draft Connected TV specs
The Digital TV Group has ruled out the possibility of a coming together between the UK Connected TV specifications and those of the Franco-German HbbTV.
Way cleared for Sky Italia 3rd party access
Italy’s anti-trust authority has closed an investigation into Sky Italia after accepting commitments from the satcaster that would ensure third party channels gained access to the platform. AGCOM had been […]
Freesat mulls pay-TV subscriptions
Freesat is looking to take advantage of Ofcom’s Wholesale Must Offer rules, offering a pay-TV package, even though many of its set-top boxes don’t feature the necessary conditional access smart […]
STB market grows by 50 million units in 2009
More than 200 million set-top boxes (STBs) were shipped during 2009. Another 50 million households chose to use the devices to receive both pay and free-to-air television, according to new […]