Vodafone has confirmed the November launch of its IPTV service, first reported here on September 1. Vodafone Internet TV will use a hybrid DTT solution with wi-fi provided by Wyplay. Vodafone joins the other Spanish telcos in shaking up its proposition. Jazztel, pulled out of the IPTV market closing down its pay-TV platform Jazztelia TV, […]
The Premier League has embarked on a long-awaited court action to prove pubs using foreign signals to show English Premier League games are breaking the law. Karen Murphy, a Portsmouth landlady purchased a Greek system through an importer and paid an annual subscription. The Premier League, which sells its rights exclusively to Sky in the […]
Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, the head of the struggling Middle East pay-TV network Orbit Showtime Network, has quit. He himself confirmed his departure to a local newspaper, saying he will stay in Dubai for the time being. He is reportedly being replaced by David Butorac, until a year ago CEO at Australia’s WIN Corp. Butorac left WIN, […]
All in all it has been a good year for content protection. This time last year, the Pirate Party (an off shoot of Pirate Bay) was the ‘talk of the town’ with its’ high-profile stand for piracy and its’ success in Euro elections. This year the party fell well short of the threshold for the […]
Hong Kong, 15 Sept 2010 Reflecting the continued growth of Asia’s subscription TV market, CASBAA has added two new corporate members this month. Following four new memberships in July, CASBAA has welcomed another leading Indian telecom-to-media industry player, Reliance Communications, part of Reliance ADAG, as well as fashion and entertainment content specialist FashionOne TV. Reliance Communications, with […]
Europe’s multichannel audience has grown hugely over the past two years. The latest data from Paris-based Eutelsat says that satellite and cable/IPTV audiences have grown by an impressive 8.8% to 210 million homes (from 193.7m). However, while IPTV reception has increased, cable has shrunk. “Satellite has been the main driver for this impressive […]
The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has announced that DTG Testing, the digital television industry’s test and conformance centre, is to provide manufacturers with a single facility for Connected TV, HbbTV, Freeview, Freesat and Digital Tick test and conformance. Additionally, DTG Testing is working with Project […]
Go with the flow or fight your way upstream against the tide? It’s a question that challenges us all at various times, and one that is always relevant in digital media. In the September 2010 issue of Euromedia we focus on an area where maximising the flow is the aim – multiple screens means multiple […]
Visionip.tv is a facilities house designed for where broadcast meets the web. John Mills, Managing Director, talks about how the company can bring niche broadcasters to the market, and a wide audience, in double quick time. [bitsontherun V2TpgorK-Nz9lx6T9]
A lively and engaging debate on the current state of the Home Network, its near and medium term development and its importance to achieving monetiseable convergence and content everywhere. Participants from Home Grid Forum, BT Broadband, Huawei and Access Company.