While only 1.4 per cent of US consumers have cut the cord in the last two years, 7 per cent of current pay-television subscribers are considering cancelling their service, according to a Consumer Reports survey. In addition, for the third year in a row, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse were the highest-rated providers of triple-play […]
Watch for more Canadians to dump their traditional phone and TV subscriptions, says a new report from Toronto’s Convergence Consulting. Canadian telco residential wireline telephone line loss was 7 per cent in 2010 (as it was in 2009) and the research company forecasts 8 per cent for 2011 and 9 per cent for 2012 and […]
A few weeks ago when pressed on whether Liberty Global would bid for Kabel BW, Shane O’Neill, chief strategy officer, deflected the question by stating Ziggo was a more prized target as ‘it is a much better fit.’ Two weeks ago Liberty beat out the competition to buy Kabel BW and now seems set to […]
Cable Europe Labs has disclosed new products that passed the rigorous testing programme of the Euro Cable Certification Board. Euro-DOCSIS cable modems, cable modem termination systems (CMTSs), and set-top boxes are fundamental for the development and improvement of broadband services, guarantying their functionality is essential. “Broadband services in Europe are growing rapidly, and the high […]
The Digital Agenda’s goals for fast broadband coverage are rapidly realised with the help of the cable industry, according to new findings by Solon Management Consultancy. The report, commissioned by Cable Europe, found clear evidence that the cable industry is already covering 50 per cent of EU households with 10Mbps and up to 100Mbps and […]
Aaron Sorkin, the writer of The Social Network, The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, is again going behind the scenes for his next TV project. The new and highly-anticipated HBO-backed pilot has Sorkin’s cast behind the scenes in a nightly cable news show. Oscar-winning Sokin is executive producer of the show […]
Liberty Global has entered into an agreement to acquire Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs (KBW), the third largest cable TV operator in Germany controlled by EQT private equity. As of December 31st, 2010, KBW’s broadband communications network passed 3.7 million homes and served 2.4 million customers who subscribed to 3.9 million basic cable, pay TV, telephony […]
Arris announced the expansion of its broadband wireless portfolio for cable service providers with a global Reseller agreement with wireless solutions provider Ruckus Wireless to market its Wi-Fi products. The agreement calls for ARRIS to become a worldwide channel to market for the combined portfolio of indoor and outdoor wireless solutions. “We are pleased to […]
The future of German cable MSO KBW – put up for sale by its Swedish private equity firm owner EQT – is in the balance as Liberty Global raises its bid to $4.5 billion in an effort to beat off CVC Capital Partners who are said to have tabled $4.17 billion. A third bid had […]
Just 0.18 per cent of US households “cut the cord” between the fourth quarter 2010 and first quarter 2011, according to ESPN analysis of Nielsen households. This study defines “cord-cutters” as multichannel homes with a high-speed Internet connection that drop their cable/telco/satellite subscriptions, but retain their broadband connection to watch television. The current rate of […]