From Colin Mann in London Recent figures compiled for the Broadband Forum indicate that the Western Europe, Africa and Middle East regions showed strong IPTV growth of 45 per cent throughout 2008. The report, prepared for the Forum by industry analysts Point Topic, showed France as the largest IPTV market in the Western European region, […]
Hulu has further signaled its international intent with the hiring of a dedicated international SVP to acquire TV rights. Johannes Larcher had previously been search firm overture's international GM, the international VP for Friendster and most recently co-founded now-defunct social betting site Pikum. There had been much speculation about a Hulu UK launch but the […]
From IPTV World Forum in London Verimatrix has revealed three significant Russian IPTV operators that have deployed the Verimatrix Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV in conjunction with regional systems integrator and reseller CTI. The integrated IPTV platform now powers pay-TV services for Iskratelecom, Tattelcom and Bashinformsvyaz and extends Verimatrix’s customer base throughout Russia. According […]
From Nick Snow at IPTV World Forum A common question here is "what do you think of Canvas?" or, as often, "what do you think Canvas is?" It's a good question but not one that was entirely answered by Richard Halton, Programme Director IPTV for BBC, when he addressed the plenary session. When the Canvas […]
From Sotires Eleftheriou in Paris Orange has held a hastily organised press conference in Paris to respond to the recent attacks by other operators Vivendi and Iliad (Free). "The aim is to set the record straight", said Louis-Pierre Wenes, Orange France Deputy General Manager. "We have been subject to attacks for several weeks now, hardly […]
Recent findings from broadband research consultancy The Diffusion Group (TDG) suggest that the appeal of widget-enabled TV and video systems will be far greater than many expect. As well, the range of widget-based applications demanded by consumers will quickly eclipse the basic 'information push’ apps to be featured on the first wave of widget-enabled TVs […]
A Knowledge Networks study offers clear evidence that streamers and downloaders of TV network video have embraced – or at least accepted – advertising as an alternative to for-pay models. Eighty per cent of network video downloaders favour watching ads in exchange for free video, up from 67 per cent in 2006; and 69 per […]
According to Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies (DMS) research, the top 27 digital media companies in the world increased earnings by more than 20 per cent, to $74 billion in 2008 up from $61.5 billion in 2007. Among the top five digital media companies in the world, Apple's 'Other Music Related Products and Services' segment, […]
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research has released the fourth quarter (4Q08) edition of its IPTV and Switched Digital Video Equipment, Services, and Subscribers report. Jeff Heynen, Directing Analyst, Broadband and Video, Infonetics Research, said that with service providers around the world countering decreasing revenue by cutting capex, one would assume video equipment providers would […]
According to research by Informa Telecoms & Media, global fixed broadband subscriptions stood at 422 million at the end of 2008, adding nearly 68 million subscriptions in the year and 16 million in the final quarter. The biggest access technology remains DSL (65 per cent of the total), but FTTH (11 per cent) registered its […]