In 2011, the world’s annual data traffic volume will total almost 8,000 petabytes, according to ABI Research. That will grow at a CAGR of 50 per cent over the following years, exceeding 60,000 petabytes in 2016 – over seven times more than in 2011. The year-on-year growth will be the fastest in 2012 (58 per […]
We are in the middle of the 3Q reporting season for the satellite industry. May 10 saw both Intelsat (see separate story) and Eutelsat unveil their numbers. Tomorrow, May 12, will see SES declare their figures, but Intelsat and SES will have to pull some magical rabbits out of the bag to exceed Eutelsat’s staggeringly […]
Global satellite operator Intelsat saw revenues grew three per cent in its Q1 trading period (to March 31st) with revenues rising to $640.2 million. However, a special debt-related charge made during the period of $168.2 million helped contribute to an overall loss of $215.6 million. “Intelsat delivered solid three percent revenue growth in the first […]
The Japan earthquakes forced the temporary closure of Disney’s Tokyo theme park and its retail stores in the country while the “very disappointing” release of ‘Mars Needs Moms’ provided a $90 million blow to the group’s Q2 operating profit. Disney missed analyst estimates, with operating income $170 million below the comparable period last time. Net […]
Google is facing a wide-ranging investigation into its online advertising system by the US justice department, which could cost the Internet giant at least $500 million. The justice department has launched an investigation into whether Google’s lucrative advertising system unfairly treats some unnamed advertisers. Google is facing a similar probe by the European commission, as […]
MPP Global Solutions has been selected by Vision+Media to develop a payment module to integrate with YouView and other IPTV platforms for a new initiative. MPP, a provider of payment services and eCommerce solutions to the media and entertainment industries are to integrate their eCommerce payment services into various IPTV platforms but with focus on […]
Australian ISP Internode will offer IPTV product Fetch TV to its 200,000 broadband customers as of this week, a year after it said it would take the Fetch service. The announcement coincides with a major upgrade that will make Fetch TV’s content easier for viewers to navigate and will ensure the experience is more TV-like, […]
CASBAA has appointed Jill Grinda as Vice President, Operations based in Hong Kong. Reporting to CEO Simon Twiston Davies, Grinda is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Association, including oversight of finance and human resources as well as supervising the events and communications teams. Prior to joining CASBAA, Grinda was Worldwide Distribution Director for […]
NDS has been selected by TrueVisions, Thailand’s largest pay-TV operator, to secure and enable next-generation hybrid services for its subscribers. The solutions selected by TrueVisions will enable it to securely engage and maintain viewer interest with new TV features and services. NDS VideoGuard, the pay-TV security solution which currently protects over $50 billion worth of […]
White-label video publishing company thePlatform has been selected by Cox Communications to provide the back-end video management for Cox’s newly-announced video initiative, Cox TV Online. Cox is using thePlatform’s mpx video publishing system, expanding upon thePlatform’s history of managing Cox’s video for Cox.com since 2008. This implementation enables programming networks to maintain the integrity of […]