Europe’s biggest commercial broadcaster RTL Group expects to see results improving this year compared with 2009 after it posted strong first-quarter earnings thanks to a recovery in TV advertising markets. Compared to a weak first quarter in 2009, most of the Western European TV advertising markets recorded robust growth during the first quarter 2010, with […]
Eutelsat Communications and Euro1080 have announced the signature of a new partnership designed to further enrich the content of Eutelsat’s 3D channel which is broadcast across Europe by the Eurobird 9A satellite. In this exclusive agreement, Euro1080 together with its TV production company Alfacam, a pioneer in HD production and broadcasting, will bring to the […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Unity Media, Germany's second largest German cable TV operator is seeking new takeover targets to compete more effectively with dominant telco Deutsche Telecom. “We expect a consolidation in the market,” said, Gene Musselman, the new head of Unity Media, who is also a senior European manager for Unity Media parent […]
NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that it has signed a new agreement with Hathway, the leading Multi System Operator (MSO) in India, which will enable Hathway to rapidly accelerate deployment of digital STBs and significantly boost its digital cable TV subscriber base over the next 12 months. NDS […]
Vodafone, Wind and Swisscom's Fastweb are collaborating to build a rival Italian broadband network to Telecom Italia's The three Italian operators are preparing to launch a E2.5 billion broadband network plan. Under the five-year plan, the telcos are aiming to replace the traditional copper network by building a superfast broadband network in 15 cities. The […]
Cisco has announced that French cable service provider Numericable is building one of the world’s first HD 3D VOD service based on the Cisco Content Delivery System platform. The company originally deployed the platform to support VOD, catch-up TV and user-generated content services. The award-winning Cisco Content Delivery System provides Numericable with the flexibility and […]
The FCC considers broadband service a sort of hybrid between an information service and a utility and that it has sufficient power to regulate Internet traffic under existing law, despite recent court cases that say it doesn't. Last month, a federal appeals court ruled that the FCC had exceeded its authority by telling Comcast the […]
On May 19th, The European Commission will adopt a ten-year 'digital agenda’ aimed at unleashing the economic potential of its information and communication technologies (ICT) sector. The agenda, which has mainly been drawn up by Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner for the digital agenda, will cover investment, the removal of regulatory barriers, and legislation to […]
Despite taking place some three weeks earlier than its traditional late May date and suffering from some unseasonably miserable weather, the ANGA Cable Show managed to continue its success story in 2010 and closed with another record in exhibitor and visitor numbers. For the first time 15,000 trade visitors attended the Trade Fair and Congress […]
DirecTV reported an increase in first quarter 2010 revenues of 14 per cent to $5.61 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization of 44 per cent to $1.58 billion and a more than doubling of operating profit to $956 million compared to last year’s first quarter. DirecTV reported that first quarter net income more than […]