Antronix has announced its current Milenium series MGT multi-taps have been extended to a frequency range of 1.2 GHz via proprietary technology enhancements. All current and future Milenium MGT2000-SE series video multi-taps and faceplates incorporate this enhanced technology and will extend the available frequency range by 200 MHz, surpassing the current industry standard of 1.0 GHz […]
FTA Television has confirmed its position as the preferred media of Italians, with over 96 per cent of adults stating they have watched free-to-air TV in the previous week, according to a study on media consumption and advertising expenditure prepared by eMarketer, in collaboration with Starcom MediaVest Group Italia. However, pay viewing on satellite and […]
The Geneva municipality of Lancy has sold its 55 per cent share in Télélancy SA to upc cablecom. The cable network in Lancy is now owned wholly by upc cablecom, as the company already held a 45 per cent share in Télélancy SA. In the past 18 months, upc cablecom has already taken over the […]
Analysis by eMarketer of PricewaterhouseCoopers research suggests that those who watch TV content place a premium on the ability to watch original programming. The firm notes that in a June 2013 PwC survey, 63 per cent of US Internet users said that an offer of original content was at least somewhat important in influencing their […]
The fall in TV ad revenues in Spanish TV was 6.8 per cent to €412.3 million in the second quarter of the year, according to the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT). Public TVs registered the sharpest fall, down 20.3 per cent, to €30.6 million with state subsidies also going down 8.3 per cent to €441.4 million. […]
Subscribers to Sweden’s Com Hem pay-TV service will soon be able to access Netflix through TiVo set-top boxes, the second partnership between a European cable provider and the streaming service. Com Hem has confirmed that Netflix will be available in December through TiVo boxes, allowing subscribers to watch the streaming service’s shows and movies through […]
Suggesting that the support and investment from parent company Comcast had enabled to re-evaluate its support to its content provider and pay-TV operator customers, white-label video publishing company thePlatform has unveiled a new Virtual TV Framework to enable cable, satellite and IPTV service providers to replicate their 24 hour, live, linear programming and video on […]
Kabel Deutschland has ditched its appeal against the German Federal Cartel Office blocking of its acquisition of smaller cable operator Tele Columbus. Reports say Kabel Deutschland took the decision because it does not want to be involved in a lengthy legal dispute following its acquisition by Vodafone. The acquisition of Tele Columbus was blocked earlier […]
Time Warner Cable could take on more debt if it came across an attractive enough merger or acquisition, Chief Financial Officer Artie Minson told a conference. The company’s current leverage ratio target is 3.25 times EBITDA. “If the right opportunity came along and there was a very clear path of deleveraging over a quick period […]
Val Telecomunicaciones, a Spanish investment holding company, is seeking a buyer for its stake in cable provider Ono SA, according to reports. Val Telecomunicaciones is said to have hired Jefferies Group to find an acquirer for its 5.4 per cent holding in Madrid-based Ono. The stake could be sold for about €120 million which would […]