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Google ordered to hand over YouTube personal info

Google is being forced to hand over the personal information of every person who has ever watched a video on the YouTube website as part of the billion-dollar copyright case brought by Viacom. A judge in New York has ordered that Google, which owns YouTube, must pass on the details of more than 100 million […]

July 7, 2008

Screen time still grows

The first in a series of new 'three-screen' reports by Nielsen shows an emerging shift toward a more video-centric use of the Internet, but not at the expense of television viewing. The report is an effort by Nielsen to “follow the video” as consumer viewing habits shift. The average American spent 127 hours of time […]

July 7, 2008

OTE selects ODG to manage on-demand service

On Demand Group (ODG), a subsidiary of SeaChange International, will provide an outsourced video-on-demand solution to the Hellenic Telecommunication Organisation (OTE). OTE, Greece's largest telco with 5 million fixed lines and over 700,000 broadband customers, has plans to extend its service offering and roll-out IPTV services to its customer base

July 7, 2008

Ofcom: Broadband investment will be rewarded

UK media regulator Ofcom has called on fixed line operators like BT and Virgin Media to offer much faster broadband speeds and has promised to let them make a return if they make the necessary heavy investments. With the UK under pressure to offer faster download speeds to remain competitive, Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards […]

July 7, 2008

Sony to stream Hancock in homes

Stan Glasgow, Sony Electronics US president, has said that summer blockbuster movie Hancock will be Sony's first test for streaming a movie into the homes of buyers of its Bravia TV sets. Users would need to have purchased a $299 Internet Video Link accessory to attach to the TV and they will also have to […]

July 7, 2008

Profits grow at BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide has reported a 17 per cent increase in year-on-year operating profits of £117.7 million (E144m), on turnover up 13 per cent to £916.3 million, a margin of 13 per cent. In terms of the trading outlook for BBC Worldwide, chief executive John Smith said the current worsening global economic situation “indicated that profits […]

July 7, 2008

BitBand takes on Scaberia

BitBandTechnologies has signed a contract with Scaberia, the Norway-based technology and innovations consultancy firm. The aim of is to enhance the current BitBand strategy and to expand its market activities via Scaberia's 'know how' in the telecommunications and media industries. “The market is demanding new innovative solutions in much shorter cycles than before. Our relationship […]

July 6, 2008

IPTV operators need better tools to monitor quality

Telcos that are investing heavily in IPTV infrastructure and services to drive new revenues also need to ensure that tools and technologies are in place to monitor their customers’ quality of experience (QOE) with their video services. However, telcos aren’t sure if today’s IPTV QOE test and measurement tools provide the right level of service […]

July 6, 2008

Zenith DTV converter box launched

Responding to surging demand for digital-to-analogue TV converter boxes, the new Zenith DTT901 digital TV tuner – with analogue pass-through for pickup of low-power TV stations – is now available in the US. Since January, US households have requested millions of $40 government coupons to subsidise most of the cost of digital TV converter boxes. […]

July 6, 2008

UK retailers tick off

Independent retailers that have signed up to Digital UK's 'digital tick' scheme are providing a better service to prospective customers than those who have not, according to the switchover body. Even so a 'mystery shopper' exercise revealed a continued lack of knowledge, or ability to explain, the inability to record channels in addition to the […]

July 6, 2008