Richard Halton, BBC programme director for Project Canvas, has said it could accelerate growth in the market for connected TV devices by 70 per cent up to 2015. Canvas could also, he said, lead to between 500,000 and 870,000 homes going online, delivering a value of £300 million (E344m) over six years at today's prices. […]
As consumers access digital video on more devices, applications for MPEG digital video compression technology are expanding, particularly in portable devices, reports In-Stat. As a result, shipments of MPEG ICs, which support compression and decompression of digital video, will reach 2 billion units by 2013. “Compression technology continues to improve, offering lower bit rates and […]
SeeSaw, the online TV service from Arquiva, has revealed programming deals with broadcasters and independent production, including Channel 4 and Five. SeeSaw has confirmed that Channel 4’s content will be available on the service at launch including programmes such as Peep Show, The Inbetweeners, Skins and Grand Designs. The service has also struck a multi-year […]
Yahoo saw a 26 per cent bump in display advertising quarter-to-quarter to $503 million, and CEO Carol Bartz said as advertisers starting to take digital media more seriously that number would continue to grow. Overall, Yahoo reported net income of $153 million, or 11 cents a share, after reporting a loss of $303 million in […]
Exterity, the IPTV specialist, has revealed that its IPTV solution has been adopted by The European Tour to distribute High Definition content at the majority of events on The 2010 Race to Dubai golfing event on The European Tour international schedule. The bespoke, real-time production system combines live information from broadcasters, pre-recorded material and highlights […]
Web video specialist Brightcove has developed a new system to help cable programmers launch “TV Everywhere” on-demand video services, either through their own portals or working in partnership with cable or telco operators. Consistent with the “TV Everywhere” concept the Brightcove system includes authentication technology to ensure that online viewers are already paying for the […]
YouTube will make its debut as a movie rental outlet in the US this week to help promote some of the films that will be shown at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It is part of a test that YouTube hopes will encourage more studios to rent movies through its site, eventually creating […]
Deutsche Telekom reached its target of one million IPTV subscribers for its T-Home Entertain by the end of 2009. It is now aiming to add another 500,000 customers. DT said that by expanding its HD channel line-up and HD on-demand, it aims to become Germany's leading HD platform. In February public channels ARD, ZDF and […]
Bridge Technologies and Bratislava-based digital audio and video technology specialist Sunteq have partnered to distribute and support Bridge Technologies’ VideoBRIDGE product range in Slovakia. Sunteq will supply VideoBRIDGE’s award winning IP probes for digital TV monitoring to broadcasters, telcos, and network operators throughout the country, providing the most advanced headend to set-top box monitoring solution […]
Carphone Warehouse is delaying its IPTV proposition until there is more progress on Project Canvas, saying it would be “foolhardy” to invest in its own TV proposition against incumbent offerings big TV operators. The comments were made during a trading update today, when CEO Charles Dunstone said earnings are expected to be at the top […]