Charlie Ergen’s attempt to buy cellular giant Sprint isn’t a done deal just yet, but Dish Network’s move on Sprint has certainly moved to the next level. Sprint has agreed to permit Dish Network to view “certain non-public information” and to “engage with Dish in discussions and negotiations” regarding the merger proposal made on April 15th. “We look forward to [...]
YahLive, the HD television satellite platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, SES, the DTH global satellite broadcast operator, and ChannelSculptor, a Dubai-based TV content and broadcast consultancy, have revealed that whilst MENA may be ahead of Europe in terms of HDTV demand as measured by high HDTV screen sales, increased channel growth and HDTV growth rates [...]
Leichtman Research Group found that the seventeen largest cable and telephone providers in the US — representing about 93 per cent of the market — acquired 1.1 million net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in the first quarter of 2013. These top broadband providers now account for over 82.4 million subscribers — with top cable companies having over 47.5 million broadband [...]
HyppTV, Telekom Malaysia IPTV service, will be available to about 1.6 million Streamyx broadband subscribers by the third-quarter of this year. The company is currently testing its HyppTV Over Broadband service on 1,000 Streamyx subscribers, but has not priced the service. TM executive VP Jeremy Kung, said other than the UniFi subscription, HyppTV will be available in two new mechanisms [...]
ZUUS Media has launched its music video multi-channel network with reach across TV, web, connected TV and mobile devices. In collaboration with major labels and over 75 independents, ZUUS will give music fans an expertly curated, viewing experience. Currently in public beta, ZUUS will offer 100+ digital channels spanning a wide variety of music genres and four linear, genre-specific TV [...]
Capablue, a specialist in TV Everywhere and connected TV solutions, has appointed ex-emuse Director Dominic Laval as Director, Business Development and Operations. In his role, Laval will lead and manage the business operations. He will focus on developing the business through building and implementing strategic development plans. Laval has over 10 years’ experience working with TV operators and broadcasters, having [...]
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told the Canadian Digital Media Network 3.0 conference that the future of Internet TV will be filled with apps and constantly evolving. “We are now in 40 countries around the world, so people are starting to watch Internet video and you can start to see the outlines of what TV will be like in the future,” [...]
BBC Trust has recommended the corporation to merge its online and Red Button operations. In its most recent review of BBC Online and BBC Red Button, the governing body said that the BBC should look to improve navigation across the different parts of BBC Online, with an improved links and design consistency and better search functionality and more personalization. It [...]
Google’s video-sharing giant YouTube has marked its eighth birthday by revealing that 100 hours of content is now uploaded every minute. The YouTube blog says “When YouTube’s site first launched in May 2005, we never could have imagined the endless ways in which you would inspire, inform and entertain us every day. Today, more than 100 hours of video are [...]
Owen D Kurtin, a highly regarded satellite business observer from the law firm Kurtin PLLC, has suggested Intelsat is burdened down by huge levels of debt which makes it “all but impossible for the company to become profitable.” Intelsat is the largest satellite operator in the world and mounted an IPO in April that raised $328 million after fees and [...]
