Driven by the broadband access boom, global shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video are set to rise by nearly a factor of five from 2009 to 2013, according to iSuppli Corp. By 2013, 376.5 million entertainment-oriented consumer electronics platforms with the capability to support Internet video will be shipped, up from 80.5 […]

Victor Koo, CEO of online video-sharing portal Youku, says it can now guarantee more than RMB10 million of revenue each month, adding that year-on-year revenue growth for the previous month was 900 per cent. Youku’s application to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) for a licence to provide 3G video services is […]

BBC Worldwide and YouTube have renewed their global partnership for BBC Worldwide YouTube channels and short-form videos. In addition, BBC Worldwide has debuted its new YouTube channel Explore with clips from BBC factual shows. In the coming weeks, BBC Worldwide will unveil dedicated channels for comedy and natural history clips and a US only channel […]

The Paris Appeal Court has overturned the decision taken by the Tribunal of Commerce on 23rd February 2009, ruling against Orange which was accused of unfairly bundling the channel as part of its TV, telephony and Internet package. Orange has stated is fully satisfied with this decision that re-establishes its rights, and will reopen the […]

Orange has confirmed it has dropped out of talks to purchase the technology for Project Kangaroo, the failed VOD joint venture from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. France Telecom, Orange parent company, had been in discussions to acquire the technology since the UK’s Competition Commission banned the project earlier this year. However, France Telecom […]

According to Ofcom and Sky, Project Canvas could need Office of Fair Trading scrutiny – but the final terms of the Project Kangaroo shutdown show the OFT already has significant control over the way BBC, ITV and Channel 4 can work together on VOD. The Competition Commission's draft final undertakings instruction, on how the Kangaroo […]

Does Hulu, the Web's most popular place for TV viewing, reach nine million people a month or 42 million? Hulu's growth has been explosive, up 490 percent year over year, according to Nielsen Online. Hulu executives, however, say the company is undercounting the site's visitors. They say Nielsen's numbers hurt Hulu's perception among advertisers and […]

Korean telco LG Dacom reached 100,000 subscribers for its IPTV service ‘myLGtv’ – up from 12,000 at the end of January of this year. LG Dacom has said that it will now aggressively market the service to its 2.3 million broadband subscribers. Competition is fierce in the Korean IPTV market, with rival SK Broadband currently […]

Belgacom SA’s first-quarter net profit fell 10 per cent on higher costs from two acquisitions. However, the Belgian telecom company stuck to its forecast for 2009, saying sales to residential customers were holding up well amid the economic downturn, even though sales to business customers have suffered. Net profit fell to E212 million in the […]

To retain customers, service providers must provide a satisfactory quality of digital video QoE for users, says Light Reading. As demand for rich media and TV content continues to grow among consumers, the delivery of digital video at an acceptable quality of experience (QoE) for the user becomes ever more important to service providers, content […]