The French media group has said it will press ahead with a flotation of its stake in pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus after failing to strike a deal with Vivendi. Arnaud Lagardère, chief executive, said there would “not be a U-turn” in a planned IPO of its 20 per cent stake which it values at E1.5bn […]
Net Neutrality is, ironically, a matter on which nearly no one is neutral. When the Web was young the idea of equal access for all content and service providers was logical and easily accommodated. Then came video, which was magnitudes more bandwidth hungry than what had gone before. But there was still no question of […]
TiVo, the digital video recorder maker, has reported a narrower loss than expected thanks to a pick-up in sales for its new Premiere recorder, but forecast a wider-than-expected net loss in the fiscal third quarter. The company said it expects a net loss in the range of $19 million to $21 million for its fiscal […]
UK consumers ‘unlikely to buy 3D TV’ Just two per cent of UK consumers are planning on purchasing a 3D television over the next 12 months, according to research by Deloitte. Those aged between 25 and 34 were the most likely to say they were planning to buy a set, with five per cent […]
Sky Italia could launch a movie channel in 3D in the next 12 months, according to CEO Tom Mockridge. During a press conference to present the new football season on Sky Italia, Mockridge said that a 3D version of the Sky TG24 and Sky Sport channel is also on the cards. However he added that […]
Enterprise Data Technologies is a young company out to prove the back office is somewhere operators can find big wins. Academy Television spoke to Managing Director Henk van Es
On demand is now a fixture for any multichannel provider and it is more popular than ever, but is it any closer to making to money? Video on Demand has been around almost as long as pay-television and many millions have been invested in its delivery technology and its marketing. Today, widespread broadband access and […]
We brought together five representatives of major players for a fascinating and wide ranging debate chaired by ATV Editor-in-Chief Nick Snow. Participants: Gier Bjorndal, COO Conax; Jason Nash, Marketing Manager NXP Semiconductors; Steve Christian, VP Marketing Verimatrix; John Perzow, Marketing Director Fixed Power Products Analog Devices; Jarnail Gill, Business Development Pirelli Broadband Solutions.
A recent survey by video transport solutions provider Nevion has found that concerns over quality, latency and cost are causing organisations to delay their migration to IP. Maintaining video quality proved to be the biggest area of concern, cited by 43% of respondents, made up of more than 200 network owners from across the globe […]
More US households are watching online video and on a wider variety of devices now than two years ago, but they are not sacrificing their TV viewing to do so, according to international research firm Parks Associates. The firm’s study – Digital Media Evolution II – found 40% of all US broadband homes now regularly […]