Worldwide shipments of pay-TV hybrid set-top boxes are expected to rise to nearly 87 million units by 2015, with much of the strong growth being driven by pay-TV operators in […]
Brightcove doubles customer base
Brightcove doubled the size of its global customer base in the first half of this year to more than 1,800 media publishers in 48 countries.
Orange plays down Romanian DTT ambitions
Orange has denied that it will enter into a consortium with one of the bidders for a DTT licence in Romania.
Polsat delays sports channel launch
The Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat is unlikely to launch what will be its first news-based sports channel until the country completes the transition to digital broadcasting.
Global pay-TV revenue approaching $58 billion
Global pay-TV service revenue approached $58 billion (€45.1 billion) at the end of 2Q 2010. This was approximately a 9% increase over the same period in 2009, according to New […]
SeeSaw announces deal with NBC Universal
UK’s online TV service SeeSaw.com has announced a multiple-year licensing agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the UK video-on-demand rights to programmes including Heroes, House, Law & Order […]
German DCTP plans own TV channel
The German TV producer DCTP plans to launch its own TV channel on January, 1, 2011. The 24 hour channel DCTP-TV will offer programming on topics of culture, society, history […]
US consumers want their TV anytime, anywhere
More US consumers than ever before plan to watch their favorite TV shows anytime, anywhere using time-shifting technologies such as VOD, PVR and the internet, according to the second annual […]
ITV to put catch-up on PlayStation 3
ITV has signalled its intention to make its content available on a cross-platform basis, adding the ITV Player to PlayStation 3, and confirming the catch-up service’s much-anticipated Freesat launch.
Tribunal overturns OPTA’s Open Cable ruling
The Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven – CBb) has overturned the market analysis that telecoms regulator OPTA published in March 2009. The verdict […]