Hobson in at Kangaroo

Podcasts affects media consumption

Research group the Pew Internet and American Life Project, found that 19 per cent of Internet users had downloaded podcasts to listen or view at a later date. A similar study in August 2006 found that just 12 per cent of Internet users had done this. An earlier study of downloading habits, in February and April 2006, found that just [...]

Colombia chooses European DVB-T standard

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Kudelski Group reports Q1

Total revenues and other operating income came in at CHF 424.2 million (E262m), which is slightly up compared to the first half 2007. Kudelski reported an operating loss of CHF 18.5 million and a net loss of CHF 39.8 million. The Group forecasts to deliver a profitable second half, while the bulk of the economic benefit from the migration of [...]

US cable offers election channel

Elections '08 On Demand, lets people watch videos whenever they want, much the way they can on YouTube or the Web sites of television networks. Depending on where they live, people can tune into the channel to see an infomercial for Barack Obama, coverage of the Democratic National Convention, or historical clips like Lyndon B. Johnson's "Daisy" ad. So far [...]

Comcast names limit

Comcast says that to exceed that 250 GB threshold, a customer would have to dowload 125 standard-definition movies.The announcement comes three weeks before Comcast must report to the FCC on how it has managed Internet traffic and how it will better inform customers of that network management, the result of an FCC finding Comcast had violated the FCC’s open access [...]

Bertelsmann considers sale of RTL stake

In the first six months of the year, Bertelsmann saw operating earnings before interest and taxes fall 7.8 per cent to E681 million. The company said economic woes would also drag full-year operating numbers below last year's. Bertelsmann owns 90.3 per cent of RTL and long eyed buying out minorities to gain full control, making the sale of individual TV [...]

Sony unveils thinnest, lightest TV

The device will have a separate Media Receiver box enabling other appliances to be hooked up to the screen. TV signal cables and inputs from other devices such as DVD players and games consoles, will then connect only to the Media Receiver, which can be kept out of sight.

TiVo: rare profit

Revenue climbed 4 per cent to $65.2 million, though that disappointed some analysts expecting a bigger gain. Significantly-lower marketing costs compared to a year ago helped boost profits. The company had 1.7 million TiVo-owned subscriptions at the end of the quarter, which declined slightly. But TiVo is looking for a boost from deals with multichannel platforms. TiVo's outlook for the [...]

Summer of sport boosts HD penetration

Overall, the home entertainment market is showing good resistance. In spite of adverse economic conditions, software sales show a decline of only 2.6 per cent in units and 2.8 per cent in value versus the first half of 2007. Although consumers are continuing to purchase standard definition DVD’s, the growth curve is falling off. However, the strong uptake of high [...]