The iconic advertising campaign featuring Olympic gold medallists Mo Farah and Usain Bolt helped Virgin Media boost the number of new cable customers. Virgin said it added 39,500 customers in the three months to end-September, compared with 6,300 for the same quarter last year. Revenue was up 2.8 per cent to £1.03 billion (€1.27bn) for […]
UK mobile operator EE has unveiled the pricing and plans for its new superfast Fibre Broadband and 4G services, designed for 21st century consumers and businesses alike, and confirmed the availability of movie download and streaming service EE Film. The UK’s first 4G mobile service will launch on October 30th, offering consumers and businesses a […]
The UK’s major internet service providers have been asked to block three more file-sharing websites, the BBC reports. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), wants ISPs to prevent access to Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents. The BPI alleges that the sites are illegally distributing music. The ISPs told the BBC they would comply with the new […]
Mariner, a global expert in IP video service monitoring and troubleshooting technologies, have announced that Duo County Telecom of Jamestown, Ky., and United Communications of Langdon, N.D., have deployed the Mariner xVu suite of service monitoring products, including Mariner SupportVu, Mariner NetworkVu, and Mariner ReportVu. Duo County Telecom and United Communications are using Mariner’s award-winning […]
BT and Virgin Media have launched legal action against Birmingham City Council over its plans to build a superfast broadband network. The council had successfully applied for European Commission State Aid funding for the scheme. The council argues that it will help local areas which are underserved by existing providers. However Virgin Media argues there […]
Cable Europe has confirmed the arrival of Matthias Kurth who is joining its team as Executive Chairman. Kurth will sit on Cable Europe’s Executive Committee which has oversight of the cable industry’s main representational duties in Europe. Kurth recently held the position of President of the German Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), the authority for […]
Minerva Networks, a provider of software platforms for the delivery of television services to connected devices, has announced general availability of a complete hybrid cable IP solution. Built on Minerva iTVFusion 5 and certified third-party components, the new solution enables cable MSOs to blend their traditional QAM linear content with new IP services like multi-screen […]
A new study suggests that consumers’ devotion to TV programming remains strong – even though more of them are watching it online or on tablets. The results of a survey by TVGuide.com found that 42 per cent of US TV viewers reported watching more streamed content this year over last year. While the lion’s share […]
The UK’s major mobile network operators have revealed they have made further progress in speeding up the deployment of 4G mobile phone services in the 800 MHz frequency band vacated by the Digital Switchover, and will ensure that consumers continue to receive clear Freeview TV signals. A joint statement from comms regulator Ofcom, the Government […]
Market research firm Infonetics has released excerpts from two recent video reports; one tracking equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and a second tracking IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid STBs and OTT media servers. “Thanks to a 7 per cent increase in encoder spending by North American cable and satellite […]