Advestigo and INRIA will develop an integrated detection and management solution for copyrighted content based on Advestigo's patented Theraography technology, the only platform which analyses three sources of digital content – whether video, audio or textual – to generate content-based fingerprints. These fingerprints allow for the detection of total or partial copying, independent of file […]
Analysts said the figures, following 2007-2008 numbers from Eutelsat last week, confirmed that the market was solid. SES nevertheless lowered its forecast for 2008 revenue to between E1.568 and E1.598 billion and for EBITDA to between E1.08 and E1.11 billion. Its previous forecasts were E1.58 to E1.62 billion and E1.086 to E1.126 billion
News Corp plans to invest $100 million to launch six regional television channels in India, Chairman Rupert Murdoch has confirmed, underscoring his commitment to one s Corp plans to invest $100 million to launch six regional television channels in India, Chairman Rupert Murdoch has confirmed, underscoring his commitment to one of the world’s fastest-growing media […]
Spanish cable operator Ono saw strong growth in operational profits in the first half of 2008, despite a slowing economy. Ono had an EBITDA of Ono added 41,000 new net clients on to its TV service during Q2, with 31,000 for broadband and 14,500 for the telephony area. As of June 30th the operator had […]
Digital asset protection solutions Advestigo's RAFFUT project has been recognised by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as the most-promising platform to manage digital audio, video and textual content on UGC sites. INRIA Grenoble/Rhone-Alpes, part of the French national institute for research in computer science and control, joined Advestigo in developing the project. Advestigo and […]
Weijie Yun, CEO of mobile TV semiconductor specialist Telegent, has suggested that mobile operators should back free mobile TV. His comments follow the failure of jie Yun, CEO of mobile TV semiconductor specialist Telegent, has suggested that mobile operators should back free mobile TV. His comments follow the failure of Germany's Mobile 3.0's subscription mobile […]
The three ISPs were part of a deal struck last week with the government and the BPI that aims to tackle illegal file sharing. The six ISPs that signed up agreed to issue customers caught downloading illegally with warning letters
James Nolan, chief executive, said he planned to meet with shareholders to close the gap between Cablevision's intrinsic value and current market value. The Dolan family is the controlling shareholder of Cablevision and has tried to take the company private several times in recent years. Cablevision earned $98.3 million compared with $317.4 million in the […]
“It has proved very successful and is a particularly good way of trying out new offers, because you get the most direct kind of customer feedback,” Jeremy Darroch, chief executive of BSkyB, told the Financial Times. The move harks back to Sky's earliest days when Sky Direct salesmen were crucial to the ';scorched earth' policy […]
Simply Media has also signed an agreement with BT to provide content for the telco's TV-over-broadband service BT Vision. It will provide nostalgia-themed programmes to BT subscribers on subjects including aviation, naval and military history.