The North American IPTV and switched digital video (SDV) equipment market declined sharply in the second quarter of 2008, pulling the worldwide market down 5 per cent sequentially to $1.27 billion despite healthy increases in EMEA, Asia Pacific, and CALA, reports market research firm Infonetics Research. The dip in the overall market is due to slowing IPTV and SDV subscriber [...]
Some reports have suggested Hulu is looking for a tie up with Kangaroo as part of its international expansion, even that the UK service could take the Hulu name rather than the rumoured 'See-Saw.' However, sources suggest Hulu will play a waiting game and not decide on any move until after the result of the Competition Commission probe into Kangaroo. [...]
The “utility-like” nature of subscription services offered by companies in the cable and satellite TV sector will help them prove resilient in a weakening economy, making them a relatively safe haven for investors, according to Credit Suisse. The bank sees substantial upside potential for these companies on a multiyear basis as the economic backdrop improves, but does not view current [...]
Sony Pictures Entertainment is shaking up its online video hub with new management, headquarters and an infusion of full-length TV and movies from the Sony library to complement the increasing slate of shortform originals already rolling out. Sony has been gradually transforming Crackle, which it acquired in August 2006 when the site was a user-generated content depository known as Grouper, [...]
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced new data for Asia's pay-TV market, showing 71 million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia. "The increase in digital pay-TV market penetration represents a tipping point for our industry in Asia," said Marcel Fenez, Chairman of CASBAA. "This is especially relevant with regards to the [...]
TV made a big contribution to Telenor's third quarter revenues, driven by an increase of 21,000 cable TV internet subscriptions, and price increases to Canal Digital's cable and DTH subscriptions. The price rises followed the decision to drop the separate HD tier, instead including the channels as part of the regular tiers. Canal Digital Group recorded third quarter revenues of [...]
Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) announced that the total subscribing households as of September 30th, 2008 served by J:COM's 18 consolidated franchises reached 2.90 million, up 288,000, or 11 per cent since September 30th, 2007. Combined revenue generating units for cable television, high-speed Internet access and telephony services reached approximately 5.21 million, up 604,600 or 13.1 per cent since September 2007. The [...]
AT&T has confirmed it will add up to 30 new HD channels next week at no additional charge to customers’ current U-verse HD service package. The US telco says the channels will give it more than 75 HD channels. The new channels include several regional sports networks, premium movie channels and basic cable networks.
Polish telco TPSA has finally launched its new DTH service. It comes as part of a package called neostrada tp z telewizja that includes internet access at speeds ranging from 512Kpbs to 2Mbps, along with telephony for those receiving it via ASDL. Subscribers are being offered 32 Polish and foreign TV channels, along with over 200 FTA services distributed by [...]
Disney-ABC Television Group and Verizon are making ABC’s video-on-demand offering available to Verizon FiOS TV customers across the US. ABC’s new content joins Verizon FiOS TV’s VOD library, which offers more than 11,000 titles per month, 70 per cent of which are free. Verizon, which delivers FiOS TV over the country’s most advanced fiber-optic network straight to customers’ homes and [...]
