Advanced Television

Broadband

Latens and Discretix partner for content protection

Discretix, a provider of embedded security and content protection solutions, and Latens part of the Pace Group and a provider of software security solutions for pay-TV, have announced a partnership to extend content protection beyond traditional pay-TV networks to include smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. The integration of Latens Security Manager with Discretix SecurePlayer […]

October 18, 2011

Netflix: FiOS is best streamer

Netflix has re-run the numbers comparing video-streaming performance across 13 US broadband providers – breaking out Verizon and AT&T’s fiber-based services from DSL – and found that FiOS Internet clearly beats cable. Verizon’s FiOS Internet delivered 2.5 Megabits per second over a 60-day period, ending September 25th , according to Netflix’s measurements. The video-subscription company […]

October 17, 2011

Time Warner Cable offers day and date movies

Time Warner Cable (TWC) is to offer its digital customers two new films the same day as their theatrical release, and a third before its theatrical release.   The first – Trespass – was made available October 14, while the second – Marginal Call – will become available the same day as its theatrical release, […]

October 17, 2011By Colin Mann

DT’s O’Sullivan: Hybrid IP strategy best

Internet bandwidth and speed issues mean that a hybrid IP and satellite strategy is generally the best means of deploying telco TV services in Europe, according to Gerry O’Sullivan, VP, Global TV and Entertainment at Deutsche Telekom. Delivering a Keynote Speech at the The Future of Digital Media Distribution conference in London, O’Sullivan told delegates […]

October 13, 2011By Colin Mann

ARRIS buys BigBand Networks

Broadband technology specialist ARRIS Group and digital video networking solutions provider BigBand Networks have entered into a definitive agreement whereby ARRIS will acquire BigBand Networks for a purchase price of $2.24 per share in cash. This equates to a diluted equity value of approximately $172 million, or $53 million net of estimated BigBand cash on […]

October 11, 2011

Smartphones and tablets drive 7% of US digital traffic

comScore has released the report analysing how cross-platform consumption has created a vastly different landscape as US consumers utilise a growing number of devices to consume digital content. The report also analyses the impact these shifting consumption habits have on online visitation and engagement across the Internet. “The popularisation of smartphones and the introduction of […]

October 11, 2011

SeaChange’s On Demand Group signs Cablevision VoD deal

SeaChange International’s On Demand Group, the European VoD aggregator, has signed a landmark deal with Cablevision, Mexico’s leading cable provider, to manage its VoD services. The deal marks On Demand Group’s first fully operational move into Latin America and will include Cablevision’s transaction VoD and Subscription VoD services. “Our deal with Cablevision is an exciting […]

October 11, 2011

Ofcom delays 4G auction

Plans to auction off radio spectrum for 4G mobile services have been delayed by UK watchdog Ofcom. The auctions, which were due to be held in early 2012 after a consultation, will now take place at the end of 2012. Ofcom said the arguments in the responses to its consultation had persuaded it to delay […]

October 10, 2011

BT, TalkTalk: New challenge to Digital Economy law

BT and TalkTalk have won permission to appeal against a High Court ruling that had backed the provisions of the government’s Digital Economy Act which expects ISPs to police piracy. The Digital Economy Act had been the subject of ongoing legal challenges since it was rushed through Parliament just before the general election. Under the […]

October 7, 2011

Everything Everywhere, BT commence Cornwall 4G trial

Everything Everywhere and BT have confirmed the start of a trial of 4G technology in Cornwall in which some 200 residents will consume services over both fixed and mobile network connections. The trial is designed to provide the firms with insights into how 4G services perform in rural areas, with the technology set to start […]

October 7, 2011