Half iPhone users likely to buy Apple iTV
As speculation surrounding the possible launch of an ‘iTV’ from Apple continues to mount, new research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) advisory service shows that nearly half of existing iPhone users would be very or somewhat likely to buy an Apple iTV soon after its launch. The report – Apple’s Smart TV: Assessing Purchase Intention and Willingness…
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Super and U-HDTV defined by ITU
The ITU’s research working party (ITU-R Working Party 6C) has met and agreed the parameter values for the “next two generations” of TV transmission technology. These are the (so-called) 4K…
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Italian DTT penetration reaches 91.5%
According to the latest estimates by Eres from March 2012, the number of Italian DTT households (at least one receiver in the primary residence) rose to about 22.8 million. This…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Telefonica fibre to reach 3m homes this year
Spain’s telco Telefonica has announced that it will invest €400 to €500 million in a new deployment plan to take its fibre optic network, with a current reach of 1.3 million…
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UK anti-piracy regulations set for June
The UK government has revealed that a new code of practice setting out new anti-piracy measures and procedures is expected to be published in June. The suggestion came in the government’s response to the Film Policy Review Panel’s report - A Future For British Film:…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Cabovisão not paying content suppliers?
Portuguese cable TV operator Cabovisão is allegedly not paying its content providers, especially suppliers of news and thematic channels, according to local media reports. Although the operator has not commented on this subject, the financial situation of Cabovisão has been in the news in recent…
May 16 2012 / Read More »“Significant” demand for OLED displays
Samsung’s vice-chairman, Kwon Oh-Hyen, has told the Korea Times that his company is enjoying “significant demand” from customers for OLED-equipped thin-film flexible screens. “[We are] getting huge orders from electronic makers for the futuristic lineup of flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays,” said Kwon,…
May 16 2012 / Read More »blinkx on Sony connected devices
blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, has announced that a blinkx app is now available on Sony Internet-enabled home entertainment devices. Consumers can now watch videos from blinkx’s extensive index of professionally produced content on a variety of customised channels. The blinkx app for…
May 16 2012 / Read More »ITV launches Euro 2012 digital offering
ITV has unveiled its new dedicated digital offering for Euro 2012. The site uses the real-time rolling news feature, which was launched as part of the new ITV News digital product earlier this year. For users who are away from their TV and want to…
May 16 2012 / Read More »BBC World News “breakthrough year”
BBC World News has added another 40 million potential viewing homes this past year, taking its total distribution to more than 330 million. Recent deals with Comcast in the US, TV4 in Sweden, ERT S.A. in Greece and D life, and a major distribution deal…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Indian broadcasters plan ad fight back
The May 14th news that India’s broadcasting regulator is changing the rules on advertising has created some major headaches for local broadcasters. The new rules are wide-reaching but the main problem focuses on the maximum ‘12 minutes in any hour’ limit. Bosses from India’s general…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Eurosport wins Euro 2012 delayed rights
Eurosport will show all 31 games of this summer’s European Football Championship in Poland and the Ukraine time delayed under agreement reached with the European Football Association. The deal covers both standard and high HD on Eurosport and Eurosport 2 in 58 countries. As selected…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Sky Italia acquires MotoGP rights
Sky Italia has acquired the TV rights for the FIM MotoGP World Championship starting from the 2014 season, which will be offered across all Sky technology platforms, including FTA TV, pay TV, Internet, mobile and Sky Go. Thanks to an agreement with Dorna, the company…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Video technology firm Vidunix set for market growth
New media and video technology company Vidunix – which counts senior management from competitor KIT digital among its founders – has set out its market positioning and confirmed that it is committed to the Czech Republic and growing its global operations headquarters in Prague. Vidunix…
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Measat sues Intelsat alleging “collusion”
Malaysia’s Measat satellite operator is suing Intelsat for some $29 million in a Californian court. Measat is alleging breach of…
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Face it, Facebook’s not worth $95bn
Facebook has named the range for its impending IPO with a share price of $28-35. That’s an unusually wide range…
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Sky News in London taxis
VeriFone Systems has announced an agreement with Sky News to broadcast news bulletins in London’s licensed taxis. With the launch of the service expected this…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Perform acquires RunningBall
Digital sports rights company Perform has acquired real-time data firm RunningBall in a deal worth up to €120 million. The deal is the largest takeover…
May 16 2012 / Read More »300th success for Arianespace
Arianespace celebrated its 300th satellite launch from its Kourou space centre by successfully lifting Japan’s JCSAT-13 and Vietnam’s VinaSat-2 satellites into orbit. The Japanese satellite…
May 16 2012 / Read More »Sky Deutschland adds 73,000 subs
Sky Deutschland has reported its first-quarter operating loss improved to €40.6 million. The company added 73,000 new subscribers at the end of March, slightly better…
May 15 2012 / Read More »Canal+ nears 13m subs
Canal Plus France, including its pay TV operations in mainland France, and Africa, attracted 211,000 new subscribers during the first quarter, ending March with a…
May 15 2012 / Read More »DoCoMo buys into mobile content
Japan’s largest mobile telco is about to buy in to mobile media content in Europe by buying Buongiorno, the Italian producer of games, music and…
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