Slightly fewer than half of UK households today are “multiplay,” meaning that they take more than one entertainment or communication service from the same provider. A new report by analyst firm Strategy Analytics says that this number will grow to 67 per cent by 2016. While most bundles today are “double play,” comprising two services, […]
Satellite operator EchoStar Corp (now separated from its Dish pay-TV business) bought Hughes Communications for $2.2 billion back in June, and is now seeing the broadband-by-satellite provider making a key contribution to the parent company’s quarterly results. During the quarter (to June 30) Hughes improved its US national consumer subscriber base by 2 percent. That […]
Southeast Asia TV set buyers helped boost sales of LCD displays by almost 30 per cent says market research specialists GfK. The TV market in Southeast Asia expanded in the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period last year, with consumers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam having spent over […]
Watching television shows in 3D has become a regular activity for the majority of 3DTV owners, according to report by the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. According to the report, two-thirds of 3DTV owners across the US and Europe are watching at least one show in 3D on a weekly basis. Forty-one per cent […]
Vudu is making itself available on Apple’s iPad, a move that will help the streaming-video service expand distribution and keep pace with market leader Netflix. Vudu said in a joint statement with parent company and retailing powerhouse, Wal-Mart Stores, that iPad owners in the US can now access Vudu through their browsers (not through an […]
Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first half of 2011 with revenue reaching $172 million, compared to $141 million last year for the same period, representing a growth of +21.6 per cent year-on-year. The growth was entirely attributable to the acquired Pirelli broadband business, as the first half of the […]
Movieclips.com, which has compiled the largest collection of licensed Hollywood film clips on the web, will partner with Google to bring more than 20,000 HD clips to YouTube. Movieclips have announced that the clips will be available through the Movie Extras on the YouTube VoD platform, and also through the Movieclips YouTube channel. The clips […]
ScheduALL, the provider of Enterprise Resource Management and collaboration software for the media and broadcast industry, has announced record financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Despite challenging economic conditions, the company’s revenues grew 34 per cent over the same period last year, following on the heels of its overall 19 per cent growth […]
SES and the satellite communications technology specialist Newtec have signed an agreement to provide Europe’s largest satellite broadband network, Astra2Connect, with next generation Ka-band Sat3Play terminals and related hub infrastructure. SES is currently delivering broadband Internet and voice-over-IP services to over 80,000 private households and small businesses across Europe using Newtec’s technology in Ku-band and […]
Digital TV Labs, provider of receiver conformance products and services, has developed and shipped the first commercially available receiver test suite for digital terrestrial deployments of the ISDB-T standard, beginning with test services for South America. The company’s new ISDB-T Evora iSuite can directly test against the Brazilian receiver specification, providing manufacturers with a fast […]