Trust and transparency while building strong partnerships with content providers, advertisers and end users are the keys to the development of China’s online video market, according to speakers at the CASBAA Online Video in China forum in Beijing. “Since China is one of the biggest and fastest growing markets in Asia, and indeed the world, […]
The delayed launch of open IPTV platform YouView will result in a product that has been worth waiting for, according to the operation’s CEO, Richard Halton. He told delegates at the DTG Summit that the platform had been proved ready and would undergo extensive trials by the end of 2011, prior to a full commercial […]
The television industry needs to set several standards around navigation, User Experience, broadcast-led entry points and dual-screen viewing, according to the BBC’s Director of Archive Content, Roly Keating. Speaking at the DTG Summit, he noted that innovation and creativity had brought about new ways of delivering content, and suggested it was important to ensure enhanced […]
Tudou, the China’s online video website, has made an agreement with Disney Media Distribution to bring popular US TV series including “Desperate Housewives”, “Cougar Town” and “Lost” to its online video audience. Complete episodes and all seasons of Disney TV series will be available on Tudou.com in HD format and with Chinese subtitles. Audiences will […]
TV One’s newest format converter, the 1T-FC-766, converts HDMI to 3G SDI and allows HDMI signals to be displayed on an SDI monitor. The 1T-FC-766 features high Bitrate processing ensuring fast signal transmission without signal loss and also allows great flexibility in monitor selection since extremely high quality displays can be accomplished on a high […]
Jeff Zucker, who stood down as President and CEO of NBC Universal earlier this year upon completion of the merger with cable giant Comcast, has admitted that when he took on the top job at the media group, the names of such online players as Netflix and Hulu weren’t part of the company’s lexicon, but […]
IMS Research study IPTV: A Global Market Analysis – 2011 Edition, indicate that the worldwide IPTV subscriber base in 2015 will exceed 70 million. Currently, the market size stands near 36.5 million. John Kendall, IMS Research Market Analyst and author of the study states, “Most of the current growth for the platform is centered in […]
Multimedia Polska, Poland’s third largest cable operator has expanded its cable-TV offer with three channels from Polish satellite operator Polsat. Polsat Sport, Polsat News and Polsat channels are now available to Multimedia Polska analogue TV subscribers. Nine channels from Polsat were introduced for digital TV subscribers earlier this year. Meanwhile, the cableco has reported that […]
WizTiVi, an expert in the development and operation of platforms, has developed the new interactive application ComFM, the first radio portal in France. Available on Toshiba’s connected TV service Toshiba Places, the ComFM interactive portal gives access to a wide range of live radio, web-radio and podcasts, as well as original editorial updates. The ComFM […]
Vodafone Iceland has selected Amino next generation HD STB for the next phase of its IPTV service rollout. The company will deploy a number of Amino A140 SD/HD STBs as part of a service upgrade of its IPTV service which offers VOD, catch-up and broadcast of close to 100 TV channels to its 25,000+ customers. […]