Liberty Global has announced that, following receipt of regulatory approval, it has completed the purchase of Kabel BW GmbH (KBW), the third largest cable TV operator in Germany, in accordance with the terms of its previously announced acquisition agreement. The acquisition of KBW, when combined with Unitymedia, the country’s second largest operator, will significantly increase […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its third quarter CMTS and Edge QAM Hardware and Subscribers market share and forecast report, which tracks cable broadband equipment and subscribers. “While the cable broadband equipment market experienced its normal seasonal slowness in the third quarter, the important data to note is the year-over-year growth: […]
Fitch Ratings says that the introduction of mandatory cable television digitisation in India would improve the business profile of multi-system operators (MSOs) over the medium- to long-term, driven by improved transparency through accurate reporting of subscriber base. This in turn will provide greater comfort to investors to provide capital to this sector. The greater transparency […]
US telco Verizon Communications plans to launch a standalone service allowing customers to stream movies and television shows over the Web, in competition with OTT players such as Netflix and the traditional cable TV business, Reuters reports, citing several people briefed on the plan. Verizon is talking with prospective programming partners about the service, which […]
The government mandate to digitise cable networks across India will bring a significant transformation to the $7 billion TV industry with a positive impact on the nascent broadband market, says a report by Media Partners Asia (MPA). Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia, said: “India’s broadcasting and pay-TV market is on the cusp […]
The Indian Media and Entertainment industry registered revenues of $16.3 billion in 2010 and is expected to be in excess of $25 billion in the next four years, according to an Ernst & Young’s report. The study shows that India’s growing digital media consumption and favourable demographics are key drivers for the media and entertainment […]
Portugal ended the third quarter of 2011 with 2.89 million pay-TV subscribers, an increase of 43,000 clients (+1.5 per cent) over the previous quarter and 174,000 more (+6.4 per cent) than in the same period in 2010, according to figures published by the country’s National Communications Authority (Anacom). Fibre optic (FTTH/B) provided the biggest contribution, […]
Belgium’s Telenet cable operator has been fined €250,000 by the country’s regulator for not being clear in its advice as to how consumers could change suppliers. Telenet changed its operating terms and conditions on October 1st 2010 but failed to be clear and transparent in giving obligatory advice as to how subscribers could switch to […]
Virgin Media is set to launch an addressable advertising service in the second quarter of 2012, ahead of rival Sky. The service will allow ads across all Virgin’s platforms to be targeted to all 3.8 million of Virgin’s individual households. Initially, it will be rolled out with VoD content with linear following shortly after. Virgin […]
A Mexican judge has ordered government regulators to reconsider their veto of telco Telmex’s bid to enter the cable television market. The Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Communications and Transportation Secretariat) said that it had been notified of the judge’s ruling, which granted Telmex and affiliate Telnor an appeal against the Secretariat’s refusal earlier in […]