The biggest auction of space on the British airwaves is to be held towards the end of 2012, when telecoms companies will bid to acquire the spectrum they need to enable a mass uptake in the use of bandwidth-hungry smartphones and tablets. At least 98 per cent of the UK population would have access to […]
Writing an op-ed piece in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, has strongly criticised the intentions of Nevada Senator Harry Reid to introduce the Protect IP Act (PIPA) to the Senate floor this month, backing instead the Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN). Highlighting […]
India’s public broadcaster Doordarshan has generated 736 million Rupees ($14m) by auctioning off 29 transmission slots on its digital terrestrial service, DD Direct Plus. The amounts generated are some three times higher than a previous auction which sold off 21 channels for a total of 168 million Rupees. It is now reported that Doordarshan will […]
Scandinavian broadcaster MTG, best known for its Viasat pay-TV services, has suffered ratings disappointment on its Swedish network channels during Q4, says a report from investment bank Morgan Stanley. This has led to a downgrade of the bank’s anticipated growth for MTG of 5.5 per cent for 2011, and about 3.5 per cent for 2012’s […]
The legal ban on advertising on RTVE may come to an end over the next few months as the new Government is considering its reintroduction. In a move to tackle the budget deficit, the Government has tightened the screws on RTVE by reducing by €200 million its state subsidy out of the total RTVE’s annual […]
GfK’s Digital World report published in partnership with CES in Las Vegas says that this year will see consumer spending on technology devices will exceed $1 trillion for the first time, up five per cent on 2011’s record spend of $993 billion. Extra growth has come from the increasingly important Asia-Pac market (which includes the […]
Profitable since the fourth quarter of 2010, Wyplay has positioned itself as a fast growing company serving to reinforce its strength and longevity among its customers and partners. With the support from its investors, Wyplay management’s strategy to focus entirely on the telecom and media market has proven to be both effective and highly successful. […]
YouView, the UK VoD service, spent almost £20 million (€24.2m) in its first nine months of operation. The troubled joint venture backed by the BBC, ITV, TalkTalk, Channel 4, Channel 5 and BT, received £20.2 million from shareholders in the period from 8 July 2010 to 31 March 2011. The first Companies House filing for […]
Profitable since the fourth quarter of 2010, with the support from its investors, Wyplay management’s strategy to focus entirely on the telecom and media market and has proven to be both effective and highly successful. The performance of SFR’s “EVOLUTION” in the market, the delivery of a complete turnkey solution to Vodafone, the contract award […]
Analysts suggest that BSkyB hit something of subscription sales slump in the autumn period, perhaps only achieving net sales of just 26,000. Last year (that is 2010) it signed up 140,000 net new subs. Sky will unveil its numbers on January 31st, and it must be stressed has a long tradition of over-delivering on many […]