Digitalsmiths, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TiVo, has published the results of its Q4 2014 Video Trends Report, which found that almost one-third (30.9 per cent) of consumers surveyed are overwhelmed by the number of channels offered to them and 88.2 per cent consistently watch the same channels. Despite the ever growing choice of pay-TV content, […]
Patrick Drahi, the controlling shareholder of French cable operator Numericable Group, has said he will not be increasing his bid for Vivendi’s SFR. In an interview with French daily Les Echos, Drahi said he had no reason to raise his offer. “I have worked seven years on this,” he commented. “I have no reason to […]
According to Caroline van Weede, Managing Director of Cable Europe, 2013 was a landmark year for the broadband cable industry in Europe as the number of digital subscribers overtook analogue subscribers for the first time. According to IHS, 54.3 per cent of subscribers are now digital. “In terms of revenue, the crossover took place in […]
Cable investments in high-speed broadband connections and new service platforms drove top-line revenues across Europe up 5.9 per cent to €21.9 billion in 2013, according to new IHS statistics released by Cable Europe, the industry’s trade association, at Cable Congress 2014 in Amsterdam. The more than €1 billion increase in annual revenues benefited from 9.1 […]
IP, video and broadband technology specialist ARRIS has confirmed that Liberty Global, the world’s largest cable provider, is deploying its E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) to its leading German subsidiary, Unitymedia KabelBW – enabling enhanced and uninterrupted entertainment and broadband services with 1 Gbps capacity. Liberty Global is dramatically expanding ARRIS’s E6000 CER footprint, which […]
Comcast is to sell Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) titles through its Xfinity On Demand digital store. In the coming weeks, Xfinity TV customers will be able to purchase Sony Pictures movies and TV shows to own and access anytime, anywhere, on any device, often before the DVD release. Michael Schreiber, Senior Vice President of […]
Cable Europe’s Cable Congress, the much anticipated annual industry gathering taking place from 12-14 March in Amsterdam, is shaping up as just the ticket for those steeped in the converging worlds of entertainment and technology. An all-star line-up of leaders from across cable, content, tech and new media will be on hand to discuss the […]
Spain’s largest cable company ONO must decide between Vodafone’s purchase bid and an IPO. The decision will be known later on this week after the shareholders’ meeting takes place on Thursday. For now the company continues to prepare its flotation on the Stock Market, issuing shares priced at €8.30. However a purchase agreement with Vodafone […]
French construction and telecommunications group Bouygues, has offered €10.5 billion cash for Vivendi’s SFR unit, setting up a bidding war with billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice group and potentially creating a phone carrier to rival Orange. Bouygues said its offer, which includes assets at the Bouygues Telecom unit and is fully backed by financing from HSBC, […]
India’s media and entertainment sector is growing at an explosive rate. According to the latest Ficci/KPMG study, the sector last year grew