Orange and Canal+ have signed a multi-year agreement to allow Orange triple play customers who are not eligible for TV by ADSL to subscribe to Canal+ and/or Canalsat, as well as Foot+ by satellite. In 2009, Orange triple play customers with satellite TV will be able to receive these offers directly on a single ADSL/satellite […]
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched IPTV services for its customers in the Haryana circle, in a bid to hold on to its falling landline subscribers. BSNL launched the service in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ambala in association with Smart Digivision. The wireline subscriber base decreased to 38.05 million in the month of November […]
VUDU has launched its VUDU RIA (Rich Internet Application) platform, a standards-based platform that brings Web-hosted rich applications and services to consumer appliances such as the popular VUDU Internet movie player. RIA combines the openness and ease of development of Web applications, lightweight hardware requirements compatible with today’s consumer Internet appliances, and a lean-back user […]
VUDU has launched its VUDU RIA (Rich Internet Application) platform, a standards-based platform that brings Web-hosted rich applications and services to consumer appliances such as the popular VUDU Internet movie player. RIA combines the openness and ease of development of Web applications, lightweight hardware requirements compatible with today’s consumer Internet appliances, and a lean-back user […]
Google has said it is committed to principles of equal network access, after a report said it approached Internet carriers with a proposal to create a “fast lane” for its content. Google’s telecom and media counsel in Washington, Richard Whitt, said in a company blog that the search powerhouse offered to place its servers within […]
While today’s consumer is most likely to watch online video on the PC screen, over time more and more consumers will watch over-the-top video delivered to the living room, according a new study from ABI Research. This continued trend towards TV-viewed online video will help drive overall adoption, as the number of online video viewers […]
The BBC is planning to share some of its content with the Telegraph Media Group in a deal that could see the iPlayer video catch-up service embedded on the Telegraph.co.uk website. Described by the BBC as a “non-exclusive pilot scheme”, the content-sharing venture could eventually be rolled out to other newspaper groups as part of […]
One in seven quizzed for the ITV survey into changing TV habits said that the increase in TV available online means they'll argue less about what to watch on Christmas Day. The survey shows that for many viewers the TV is far from the only way to watch shows, with 40 per cent claiming to […]
AT&T's U-Verse television service is ahead of schedule in adding subscribers, according to John Stankey, the company’s president and chief executive of telecom operations. AT&T planned to add one million U-Verse TV subscribers by the end of the year. The company will hit that benchmark next week, Stankey said. “Operationally, we’ve hit our stride,” he […]
The BBC is reportedly considering offering Channel 4 and ITV the free and open use of its iPlayer online video technology. The offer will form part of its response to the public service broadcasting review being conducted by Ofcom. The idea is being considered as the BBC works out its proposal for partnerships with other […]