At a recent investor meeting held by Shanghai BesTV, executives said that the Shanghai Media Group IPTV subsidiary was continuing its partnership talks with CCTV’s national online TV station CNTV. Executives added that China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) had expressed the hope that BesTV and CNTV would partner to form China’s […]
BT is to revamp is BT Vision IPTV service to offer a more personalised experience and social media elements, reports the FT. The move comes as competition in the UK pay-TV has increased with the launch of online movie and TV service Netflix, where it faces other established players such as BSkyB, Virgin Media, as […]
Following their recent agreement to integrate Telefónica’s IPTV service Movistar Imagenio into Microsoft’s XboxLive console, Telefonica and Microsoft are now jointly upgrading Movistar Imagenio to relaunch a revamped IPTV service available throughout all devices and platforms over the next months. Telefónica’s IPTV service will now use Microsoft’s Mediaroom platform to manage and deliver its IPTV […]
Lattelecom’s latest figures has led the telco to claim it is now the largest TV operator in the Baltics. The Latvian IPTV and DTT operator ended 2011 with 230,000 TV subscribers, compared to Lithuania’s TEO with 147,100 and Estonia’s Elion with 134,600 subscribers. “Lattelecom as the industry leader is working on product development and provides […]
China’s SARFT media regulator has issued new rules for suppliers and users of Internet-based TV transmission. The new regulation – Operation and Management Requirements for Licensed Internet Television Operators – requires that Internet TV set-top boxes be operated only in cities selected for China’s network convergence trials. The document requires that Internet TV platform operators, […]
International entertainment broadcasting group Modern Times Group is marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Viasat’s pay-TV services with the rebranding of the TV1000 movie channel brand to ‘Viasat Film’ across the Nordic region. In addition, Viasat will also launch four new Viasat Film premium pay-TV HD movie channels in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and […]
IPTV equipment provider NetUP is preparing to launch an IPTV service with no IP set-top boxes required. The service includes a TV set that contains an Android-based IP STB integrated. The device – which mainly targets hotels and residences – allows users to watch Live TV with interactive features, use Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and […]
The worldwide pay-TV market will continue to grow to generate service revenues of $236 billion by the end of next year according to ABI Research. Cable TV operators continue to face increasing competition from IPTV and OTT services. Increasing broadband penetration and the growing number of people using Internet-connected devices are supporting subscriber growth in […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has proposed a list of 20 Local TV sites across the UK. These have been selected from the sites where local TV is technically possible and where there is interest in providing a service. They were selected to achieve a range of locations across the UK, and a range of scales […]
US telco Verizon Communications plans to launch a standalone service allowing customers to stream movies and television shows over the Web, in competition with OTT players such as Netflix and the traditional cable TV business, Reuters reports, citing several people briefed on the plan. Verizon is talking with prospective programming partners about the service, which […]