WATCH VIDEO. “We should start regulating the big tech companies,” said Michael K. Powell, president and CEO NCTA, “We should reject the fairy tale stories of ‘do no evil’.”
European cable industry shows continued growth
A quarter of the installed cable base in Europe still remains analogue over 10 years after the Netherlands became the first country to switch off analogue terrestrial TV.
Cable grows revenues as Netflix makes presence felt
Cable revenues are holding up despite pressure from OTT platforms and an accompanying content arms race.
CEE cable operators give contrasting views
Although the Polish cable market is as mature as any in Western Europe, from an operator’s perspective there are still too many companies providing services.
Netflix content spend overtakes BBC
Netflix is now investing more on content than the BBC, according to Ben Keen, chief analyst, IHS Technology.
TV Apps on Legacy STBs is a winner
WATCH VIDEO. Caroline Van Weede, Managing Director of Cable Europe, and Peter Percosan, Partner, Digital Strategy, announced this year’s winner of the Cable Europe Innovation Award.
Cable operators “follow the money”
Leading cable operators are agreed on the importance of scale but have differing views on the provision of mobile services.
Vodafone CEO warns content owners
“Never ever stand in the way of what the customer wants,” said Vodafone CEO Philipp Humm, warning content owners to change their business models.
Liberty maps out future strategy
Liberty Global aims to repeat the expansion plans recently announced by Virgin Media in other parts of Europe.
Australia to roll out Docsis 3.1 in 2017
Australia’s NBN Co is set to become one of the first telcos in the world to introduce DOCSIS 3.1.