IPTV, apps to ‘drive’ viewing growth By 2017, more than a quarter of Australians will have signed up to an online television subscription service, according to a PwC media report. IPTV, other subscription entertainment services and new mobile media apps will drive growth in Australia’s media and entertainment industry of 18 per cent over the […]
Included in the July 26th launch of the Google Fiber 1 Gbps fibre-to-the home network in Kansas City was confirmation from the information and search giant of Google Fibre TV over the network. Promising not just high definition television, but “the highest quality” courtesy of the 1 Gbps connection, Kevin Lo, General Access Manager, said […]
UTStarcom has announced strategic initiatives that together advance its efforts to transition into higher growth, more profitable areas and enhance the value of the business. Specifically, these strategic initiatives include: -The acceleration of the growth of the Company’s media operational support services business. – The divestiture of the Company’s IPTV equipment business which will become […]
Announcing its Q1 results, UK telco TalkTalk has confirmed the launch of Free TV for its TalkTalk Plus customers. Dido Harding, Chief Executive of TalkTalk, said customers would be able to pre-register immediately for their free YouView set-top box with no additional monthly subscription. The package also includes TalkTalk Player, 12 months free subscription to […]
BSkyB reported impressive financials (year to June 30) on July 26, with record operating profits of £1.2 billion on revenues of £6.79 billion, and representing growing margins of 18 per cent which Sky says is the highest margin level for the past six years. Sky also announced that it had struck a deal with UK […]
BT added 21,000 subscribers for its IPTV service BT Vision in the second quarter of 2012 to reach a total of 728,000 customers. Growth was slower than than the previous quarter, but the UK telco expects growth to pick up again once its new football-focused channel arrives in time for the 2013/2014 Premier League season. […]
FiOS, the multichannel broadband service from Verizon is doing some blistering business. Increases at both its TV and broadband division helped drive operating revenues up 3.7 per cent and net up up 13 per cent, compared with the same period last year. Verizon’s video subscriber numbers increased a net 120,000 and broadband customers increased a […]
The much-anticipated launch of Google’s fibre-to-the-home network Google Fiber has been scheduled for July 26th. The information and search giant has sent out invitations to a “special event” in Kansas City on that date that reads, “We would like to invite you to a special announcement about Google Fiber and the next chapter of the […]
BSkyB’s launch of its pay-as-you-go Internet TV service Now TV is a “calculated risk”, according to Cesar Bachelet, Senior Analyst at Analysys Mason. Bachelet suggests there is a risk that some standard satellite pay-TV subscribers who only signed up to the basic packages (which start from £21.50 per month) because they are a prerequisite to […]
UK telco BT has said that its BT Vision pay-TV operation has become a credible market player following its acquisition of Premier League football rights. BT Vision chief executive Marc Watson told Reuters that winning 38 live matches per season would bring more customers to its fledgling TV base and also to its new faster […]