UK Media watchdog Ofcom has confirmed that April will see the first release of its broadband speed league table, which will reveal the real-world performance of UK ISPs. It will be based off the same system that allowed Ofcom to report the country’s average downstream speed of 3.6Mbps in January. ………….
IneoQuest Technologies, global supplier of end-to-end quality, service and revenue assurance solutions, has announced the IQDialogue IPTV Mediaroom Edition. IQDialogue Mediaroom Edition ensures that service providers using the Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia software platform can meet subscriber video quality expectations. The new IQDialogue server is a real-time, software-based monitoring probe that analyses, monitors, and […]
BskyB has bluntly blamed C4 for bieng the architect of its own demise. In an unforgiving response to comms minister Lord Carter's interim Digital Report, it claims Channel 4 has wasted millions of pounds on failed business ventures and could be profitable if it was better run. BskyB says C4 wasted £270m (E309m) on “unprofitable […]
Malcolm Wall, the chief executive of Virgin Media’s content business, is leaving the business. His departure comes as Virgin Media is said to be preparing for the sell-off of its TV channels business. Virgin Media Television’s 50% stake in UKTV could also potentially be folded into a new commercial joint venture between BBC Worldwide and […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome By 2012, pay-TV revenues will surpass advertising income in Italy, according to the latest research by the Milan-based e-Media Institute consultancy. The research indicates that advertising revenues will continue steadily, even after the strong fall in 2009, while revenues from pay-TV, pay per view and video on demand services will […]
In December BSkyB revealed a choice of three online Sky Player TV subscription packages – ranging from £15 (E17) to £34 per month – including channels such as Disney, MTV, Sky Sports, British Eurosport and Nickelodeon.
Google ‘s YouTube and Universal Music are in talks to create a premium online music video service. If they reach a deal, the service could mark a significant step forward in Google’s attempt to generate revenue from YouTube, which it acquired for $1.65 billion in 2006. They are in talks to create a stand-alone site […]
Content security provider Conax, has reported 36 per cent revenue growth in 2008 based on global sales of its smart card security solutions. Conax‚ success is highlighted by strong growth in leading industry markets Europe, India, China and Latin America. Conax is today the third largest provider of content security globally for digital TV. In […]
Orange France has reported a 66 per cent growth in pay-TV customers across its IPTV and satellite platforms in Europe last year, rising from 1.2 million at the end of 2007 to 2.1 million by the end of 2008. The France-Telecom company had the majority of these customers, or 1.9 million, in France, with 201,000 […]
At DVB World 2009, Microsoft and NXP, the semiconductor company founded by Philips, will demonstrate a prototype TV tuner for Windows Media Centre based on the new DVB-T2 digital terrestrial transmission system. The prototype, which comprises all major functionality of NXP's upcoming DVB-T2 one chip solution and is designed for the Windows 7 release of […]