Cable ONE, the USA’s 10th largest Cable MSO, has become the latest cable operator to offer the TiVo multi-screen, multi-source experience to its subscribers. The operator has selected TiVo as its exclusive software provider for all new DVRs purchased, and plans to offer its subscribers TiVo’s user experience and next-generation video services starting with TiVo’s […]
Consumers in the US and UK are changing the way they view TV and video content by increasingly taking control of how, when, and where they view it, according to a new survey released by Accenture. About half (49 per cent) of consumers surveyed in Accenture’s Pulse of Media Consumer Survey are viewing OTT video […]
A study by Point Topic shows Europe is now half-way towards achieving its aim of giving all inhabitants access to superfast broadband by 2020. The study was produced for DG Connect, the department of the European Commission which is responsible for its “Digital Agenda” strategy. The purpose of the Digital Agenda is to harness the […]
Fibre network provider Geo Networks has reported three significant milestones for its media division. In 2012, Geo: extended its network to connect 12 new key media hubs and data centres; increased the number of contracts signed by 50 per cent year-on-year and welcomed a number of new customers including TVCatchup and SIS LIVE. Geo, which […]
An estimated 700,000 households could experience interference to the reception of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) following the switching on of the 4G/LTE mobile telephony transmitters. The estimate comes from Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development which has commissioned the Bordoni Foundation to prepare a study in order to resolve the problem. The new mobile network, which […]
JT Global, the Channel Islands telco, has launched a subscription-free broadband TV service based on the YouView platform. Consumers will receive a free YouView STB when they sign up for a JT broadband package. Alternatively, they can choose to purchase the STB for a one-off fee of £299. Barna Kutvolgyi, Managing Director of JT’s Global […]
Australia’s commercial free-to-air networks have lobbied the government to impose tougher tax rules on global online giants – such as Google and Facebook – in an attempt to create a “level playing field” beyond the media reforms set to go before cabinet this week. The main priority of the free-to-air lobby is to have licence […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its November 2012 Pay TV Services and Subscribers report. “Ongoing challenging economic conditions in the key revenue-generating markets of North America and Western Europe have resulted in slowing subscriber and revenue growth in the cable TV market,” notes Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband access and […]
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that approximately 40 per cent of all phones sold in Q3 were smartphones. Data traffic doubled between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 50 per cent between 2012 and 2018, driven mainly by video. Ericsson’s research […]
Global fixed broadband households will reach 745 million in 2017, up from 473 million in 2010 and the 578 million expected by end-2012, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Fixed Broadband Household Forecasts report covers 40 countries. From the 167 million additions between 2012 and 2017, China will supply 73 million and […]