Conax is planning to launch its security hosting model, already successful in Europe, in Latin America. The security hosting model, geared towards all segments, provides TV operations with an easy way to "go digital". Through the Conax model, approved hosting partners are able to offer full-scale security advantages at favourable pricing models to smaller operators, regardless of size or location.
In a trading update ADB Group says: "The margins and profitability ratios continue to be in line with expectations. The top line growth remains lower compared to previous years, as indicated in the full-year guidance. The Group also enjoys a strong financial position maintained throughout the quarter. The demand from cable and satellite segment remains strong, with the demand from [...]
According to TGI Latina, a consumer study covering the region's media industry, Discovery Channel ranked as the number one pay TV channel in viewer satisfaction and weekly viewership throughout the region. Discovery Channel has occupied the top position in the TGI rankings throughout each of the ten years the study has been published. The survey also shows Animal Planet ranking [...]
Minerva Networks, a provider of open and IPTV delivery platforms, has confirmed that VTC Digicom, the second largest TV network in Vietnam, has selected Minerva's iTVManager platform to deliver premium digital entertainment services. The video services will be offered to over 100,000 subscribers throughout Vietnam in the first phase and will be expanded in the near future.
Polish mobile TV operator DVB-TV-FM has launched a pilot DVB-H project in Warsaw. Polish operators Polsat, Canal+ Digital, Centernet, Vectra and Netia are taking part in the project, reports Telepolis.pl. The goal of the pilot project is to research market interest for a future retail offer of the service. It will last more than two months. DVB-H mobile TV will [...]
Sky Deutschland has rolled out the Brightcove online video platform across its Sky.de Web properties to support the organisation's growing online video initiatives. Sky Deutschland is using the Brightcove platform to deliver exclusive video content and programming from Germany's top professional sports leagues, including the Bundesliga, UEFA Champions league and Formula 1 motorsports.
Digital radio listening in the UK rose by 14% over the last year, with 17.7m people now tuning in to 213m hours a week, according to figures from industry body Rajar. The figures for Q3 2009 showed listening through digital platforms was up from 15.9m in Q3 2008 but down 1% from the previous quarter. According to the figures, the [...]
The BBC's £79m (E88m) pay bill for senior management is set to fall by a quarter and more than 100 positions will go by 2013 under plans approved by the broadcaster's regulatory body. The BBC's guaranteed income from the licence fee has been contrasted with the difficulties faced by rival commercial broadcasters. Television advertising revenues are forecast to drop by [...]
EQT V, a European private equity fund, has agreed to acquire Bulgaria's two leading cable TV operators, Eurocom and CableTel. EQT V intends to merge the two entities, invest into the new company together with CableTel's current shareholder, Ron Finley, and create a major player in the Bulgarian digital TV and broadband markets. EQT V is acquiring 100 per cent [...]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Pirates are targeting Spanish pay DTT. The Spanish police have seized 21,000 illegal DTT devices in the port of Algeciras, in the south of Spain. Imported from China the decoders could theoretically have cost operators E630,890 of subscriptions. Two companies, one Chinese and the other Spanish, have been targeted by the police. The Consumers [...]
