From Branislav Pekic in RomeItalian DTH operator Sky Italia will overtake public broadcaster RAI and commercial rival Mediaset by 2010 in terms of market share, according to a new market survey by ItMedia Consulting.Sky Italia’s share of the overall TV market will rise to 32 per cent, ahead of RAI and Mediaset with 31 per cent each. If the projections [...]
Nero, the German software developer will bring Tivo to the PC with its new Liquid TV package. The software turns a standard PC running Windows or Vista into a full-service TiVo PVR, with the same interface and programme guide as a regular TiVo box.The Nero LiquidTV-TiVo PC kit includes the software as well as an original TiVo remote control and [...]
According to an ABI Research survey of online households in the US, the number of consumers watching video streamed through a browser has doubled over the past year, going from 32 per cent a year ago to 63 per cent today. ABI Research believes this is due to growth in the amount of rich content available in ad-supported format on [...]
BT is about to start further trials of a controversial internet advertising technology. The Phorm Webwise system watches what people do online and shows adverts tuned to their interests. From 30 September, a sample of BT’s customers will be invited to "opt in" to a trial of the technology. Early trials ran without the consent of customers which led to [...]
DirecTV Group has confirmed that AT&T has picked it to offer a co-branded package of video, home telephone, wireless phone and Internet service from February 1st, 2009.The news mean AT&T will not be renewing its five-year partnership with DISH Network raising new concern about future of the second largest satellite TV provider. DirecTV will begin selling the joint service in [...]
Freesat, the free-to-air digital satellite TV service from the BBC and ITV, has sold 100,000 set-top boxes during its first five months. Free high definition (HD) services has enabled Freesat to achieve sales described as strong and steady throughout a tough period for most high street retailers. Emma Scott, managing director of Freesat, said she was delighted with the uptake [...]
Verizon Communications, Time Warner Cable and AT&T have all told a Senate Commerce Committee that they support an opt-in system for targeted online advertising and pledged to hold to basic best practices.Opting in means that companies that want to track Web surfers' movements and use that data to target ads to them must get their permission first, rather than making [...]
From Colin Mann in FaroPredicting that telco network traffic requirements will increase 100-fold in coming years, Bernd Schumacher, Head of IP Transport at Nokia Siemens Networks told delegates at the NetEvents Press Summit that Carrier Ethernet – the extensions to Ethernet necessary to enable telcos to provide Ethernet services to customers and to utilise Ethernet technology in their networks – [...]
The fast growth of broadband has lead the European Commission to bring forward a review of the basic telecoms services Europeans can expect. Current statistics suggest about 36% of households in EU member nations have high-speed net access. When a majority of EU citizens are using a telecoms service, EC rules dictate that it becomes one every European should be [...]
The proportion of its subscribers accessing Virgin Media's on demand service has passed 50% for the first time. Virgin announced that the number of views had increased from 34 million in January to 45 million views in August 2008. The figure compares favourably with other international providers such as UPC Netherlands, which has reached 40%.The figures have been boosted by [...]
