Driven by rising demand for fast Internet access, particularly from China and other developing regions, the global broadband subscriber base is set to grow by nearly 60 per cent in the coming years, with about 350 million new consumers projected to come online from 2011 to 2015. The number of broadband subscribers worldwide will amount […]
Vision IPTV has confirmed the launch of the first dedicated Chinese language channels to use the company’s Internet broadcast playout services, delivering entertainment via FreeviewHD. Through this service, China Central Television (CCTV), the largest TV network in China, is able to use the FreeviewHD electronic programme guide (EPG) to deliver new channels to the Chinese […]
Sky Sports News has unveiled the Sky Sports News App for iPad, featuring live and on-demand video content, interactive graphics and up-to-the-minute data. Designed specifically for iPad and staffed by a dedicated editorial team, the Sky Sports News App provides Sky customers with an immersive experience that enables them to access in-depth coverage of all […]
Building on the success of the Roku streaming players, streaming platform Roku has unveiled a solution designed to make a better Smart TV. The Roku Streaming Stick is a wireless device about the size of a standard USB flash drive that will plug into a TV to transform it instantly into a Smart TV. The […]
US wireless cellco MetroPCS Communications and broadcaster Joint Venture the Mobile Content Venture (MCV) are partnering to enable MetroPCS customers to watch live, local broadcast television on their mobile phones later this year. MetroPCS will be the first wireless service provider to offer Dyle Mobile TV to consumers on devices that are pre-loaded with the […]
Pay-radio operator Sirius-XM, which operates in North America, added 1.7 million net new subscribers last year, according to the company. Sirius-XM finished the year with almost 21.9 million subs, up 540,000 net new subs in the pre-Christmas quarter, taking the overall gain for the full year to 1.7 million. Actual end-of-year numbers will emerge in […]
Sensio Technologies has announced the launch of a 3D Video-on-Demand store: 3DGO! a unique product to boost consumer 3D adoption. With 3DGO! consumers across the US will benefit from a complete 3D solution to access and view high-quality 3D titles in the Sensio Hi-Fi 3D format. Available in Spring 2012, 3DGO! will offer a wide […]
GlobeCast and Arabsat have announced that the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) available anywhere in the world, is now located on the 5C satellite over Africa. This satellite, Arabsat ‘s newest, was launched in September 2011. GlobeCast – Arabsat and ASBU’s partner for […]
Arqiva has secured a further contract to deliver Freesat’s Electronic Programme Guide. Dual and redundant multiplexing, uplink and satellite capacity on Eurobird 1 will ensure the constant availability of the essential EPG data to over two million Freesat receivers across the UK. Arqiva has also announced that it has won the contract to distribute the […]
Myriad Group, a company powering mobile social and web experiences on connected devices, and Broadcom, a global expert in semiconductor solutions, have announced a joint effort to drive the Android ecosystem to televisions. Myriad’s Alien Vue is now supported on a range of Broadcom set-top box platforms, simplifying the delivery of a new suite of […]