Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its latest Pay-TV Services and Subscribers report, which forecasts and analyses the telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video services markets. “Cable video still makes up over half of the global pay-TV market, but revenue growth is decelerating due to a slowdown in new subscribers, especially […]
The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Communications and Technology is to hold a hearing on ‘The Future of Video’ on Wednesday June 27. Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden said that since the passage of the 1992 Cable Act there had been a sea change in the way that consumers gain access to video content. “The […]
Chinese consumers are increasingly embracing the concept of bundled services – including fixed voice, broadband, television and mobile voice – which will lead to significant growth in Double, Triple, and Quad Play subscribers by 2016 according to research from Strategy Analytics. The report, “MultiPlay Forecast 1H’12” shows the growth of MultiPlay subscribers in China, increasing […]
The intended digitalisation of cable TV services in four Indian ‘metros’ will now be extended four months beyond the scheduled July 1 introduction, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has confirmed. The decision to defer the plan for switchover from analogue to digitalised signals follows the realisation that the metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and […]
International cable operator Liberty Global has revealed a refreshed corporate identity and vision, summarised by ‘Connect. Discover. Be Free’. With operations in 13 countries, Liberty Global connects 20 million households to the digital world – which it describes as “a world of quality, convenience and infinite choice”. As part of this global initiative, all corporate […]
According to Bernstein Research, US cable television providers are generally resisting the threat from online services, although the latter have added viewers and services. One factor that has helped maintain cable subscriber levels is that certain programming such as live sport, is not available online, with other shows that are online not easily streamed to […]
Comcast and Disney/ABC Television Group have confirmed that Xfinity TV customers can now access three new authenticated TV+ products – WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior – at home or on-the-go – via a suite of new apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and online at WATCHDisneyChannel.com, WATCHDisneyXD.com and WATCHDisneyJunior.com. […]
It isn’t yet clear what Virgin Media might have to pay for BSkyB’s continuing English Premier League coverage, but investment banker Goldman Sachs already believes Virgin Media will be hurt by the Sky/BT success in winning the rights from 2013. Goldman Sachs on June 14th downgraded Virgin Media (VMED), from a ‘buy’ rating, to ‘neutral’ […]
The ANGA Cable show saw an increase growth in international visitors this year, with the proportion of visitors from outside Germany rising from 43 per cent to 50 per cent. German cable association ANGA counted 16,000 trade visitors and 1,600 congress attendees to the show, and confirmed that the 2013 event will take place from […]
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG , Germany’s largest cable network operator, has released its consolidated financials for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011/2012 ended March 31st, 2012. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012: Revenues increased by 6.3 per cent to €1/699.7 billion compared to €1.598.9 billion in the previous fiscal year, within revenue […]