Entone, a provider of Hybrid TV solutions, has confirmed that its Kamai Hybrid OTT Receiver has been chosen by GO for its nationwide IPTV and OTT deployment. GO is Malta’s first quadruple play operator that offers a truly integrated telecommunications solution – from fixed line telephony, mobile telephony, broadband Internet services, and digital television, to […]
Jungo, a provider of software solutions for residential gateways, has revealed that Polish broadband access and digital TV provider, Netia SA, has selected Jungo’s OpenRG residential gateway software for the rollout of its new ADSL gateway device – Netia Spot. The new Netia Spot device will improve the online experience for Netia subscribers across Poland […]
The Conservative party has announced it will now back Labour’s Commons Motion tomorrow that calls on News Corp to withdraw its BSkyB bid ‘in the public interest’. Many coalition partner LibDems had indicated they would vote for the motion and now it will be an official Government motion. Jeremy Hunt, the DCMS Secretary responsible for […]
News Corp has upped buy-back plans to $5 billion of stock over the next 12 months as the company tries to contain damage from the telephone hacking scandal in Britain that has sent its share price down up to 14 per cent since last Thursday. Shares rose over two per cent to on Tuesday as […]
Receiving live TV on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer is a popular feature throughout Western Europe, with 30 per cent of broadband households highly interested in these TV Everywhere services, according to Parks Associates’ recent consumer survey Connected Consumer in Europe. The international research firm found UK broadband households the most interested in receiving […]
Findings from a survey conducted by renowned consulting firm Accenture suggest that an ‘overwhelming’ majority (91 per cent) of senior executives of media and entertainment companies admit that they are not taking full advantage of customer data that can deliver customised content, leaving them ill-prepared to seize the revenue opportunities of today’s digital technologies. The […]
NDS has revealed that BSkyB has deployed a customised implementation of NDS’ advanced set-top box software for its Sky+HD boxes. As well as enabling the launch of Sky’s Anytime+ VoD service, the component based architecture of the set-top box software enables Sky to evolve the complete end-user experience to meet changing customer needs faster than […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has completed tests of the High Definition versions of its three terrestrial TV channels, following the announcement of the auction for the allocation of TV frequencies, vacated with the switchover to DTT. Italy’s Ministry for Economic Development published on its website the announcement for the free allocation of six digital multiplexes […]
BBC Worldwide is to make Doctor Who available to rent on Facebook – a first for the broadcaster. It will launch digitally-remastered archive Doctor Who shows on Facebook, using the social network’s credits payment system. The broadcaster has selected a total of nine stories, taken from a range of different series, and bundled them in […]
BBC Worldwide’s Annual Review for 2010/11 shows a big rise in profit – up 10.3 per cent to £160.2 million (2009/10: £145.2m). Profit before tax, including discontinued operations, of £201.2 million includes a gain from the exit from a channels investment sold to partner Discovery in November. The strong levels of growth have helped lift […]