Kabel Deutschland Q3 boosted by TV
Kabel Deutschland has published its consolidated financial results for the quarter ending on December 31st 2013 revealing further recovery of its premium TV business with 86 thousand RGU net adds,...
View ArticleCisco: 11-fold increase in mobile data traffic to 2018
According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2013 to 2018, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase nearly 11-fold over the next four years and reach an...
View ArticleTechnicolor joins AllSeen Alliance
The AllSeen Alliance, the cross-industry consortium that advances adoption and innovation in the “Internet of Everything” (IoE), has announced that Technicolor, the technology specialist in the media...
View ArticleVirgin Media fined over cable safety measures
UK cable giant Virgin Media admitted 15 offences related to laying cables in Richmond on Thames, and these included failing to place safety barriers around exposed manholes, or putting up mandatory...
View ArticleVodafone tables ONO bid
Global telco Vodafone has tabled a €7 billion bid for Spanish cable MSO ONO, according to reports in the UK and Spain. It is understood the cableco will discuss the offer at a Board meeting February...
View ArticleKabel Deutschland joins RDK community
Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable network operator, has formally joined the RDK community. The company licensed the Reference Design Kit (RDK) from RDK Management aimed at accelerating the...
View ArticleCharter names TW Cable board
Charter has kept up the pressure on its M&A targets by nominating a fresh board of directors for Time Warner Cable . Charter has announced a list including eight current or former chief executives,...
View ArticleITV launches ITVBe
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to expand its free-to-air family of channels with the launch of ITVBe, featuring lifestyle and reality programming from the UK and the US. From launch, ITVBe will...
View ArticleVirgin Media: 2m TiVo customers
Virgin Media has connected its two millionth TiVo customer since launching the service in December 2010. Commenting on the milestone, Scott Kewley, Virgin Media’s director of digital entertainment,...
View ArticleONO to proceed with IPO
A Board meeting of Spanish quad-play operator ONO has decided to go ahead with an IPO, seemingly dashing the hopes of telco Vodafone, which was reported to have made a €7 billion offer for the company....
View ArticleEuropean cable to bring Olympic spirit to Cable Congress in Amsterdam
“Citius, Altius, Fortius, Latin for Faster, Higher, Stronger,” has long been the motto to describe the great feats of athleticism seen at the Olympic Games. With the Winter Olympics now underway in...
View ArticleComcast: Keep your enemies close
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, so the saying goes. Charter and John Malone must be reflecting on that now. Comcast had – reportedly – been in detailed discussions with Charter as to...
View ArticleComcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2bn
The Boards of Directors of Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corporation have approved a definitive agreement for Time Warner Cable to merge with Comcast. The announcement seemingly dashes the hopes of...
View ArticleSochi opening drives 1 Tbps of online video traffic
Akamai Technologies, a provider of cloud services, has revealed that the Winter Olympics opening ceremonies in Sochi on February 7 drove more than 1 Tbps of online video traffic across the Akamai...
View ArticleCom Hem sells 38,000 TiVos in 2013
Com Hem has published its operating and financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2013. According to the Swedish cable operator, 2013 was a transitional year. Specifically, Com Hem...
View ArticleEutelsat “significantly upscaling” in LatAm
Eutelsat’s CEO Michel de Rosen told analysts early on February 14th that the closing (on January 1st) of its purchase of the Mexico-based SatMex fleet of satellites would lead to a “significant...
View ArticleLiberty Global narrows losses
Liberty Global has reported Q4 sales of $4.47 billion. The cable MSO saw sales advance 71 per cent from a year earlier, spurred by acquisitions including Virgin Media. The net loss attributable to...
View ArticleTilgin strengthens Flexible Premises Portfolio with new advanced Home Gateways
Tilgin, a provider of solutions for multi-play and next-generation broadband access, announces the launch of new Home Gateways at the FTTH Council Europe Conference, from 18 – 20 February 2014, at...
View ArticleUS cable launches Opera store on TiVo
The Opera TV Store is set to bring hundreds of apps to all TiVo set-top boxes for US cable operator RCN. It is the first pay-TV cable operator to launch Opera Software’s app platform on its TiVo...
View ArticleEBU urges ‘real’ net neutrality on EU
The EBU joined voices with online content and software providers to urge Members of the European Parliament to strengthen rules on net neutrality, ahead of a crucial vote in the European Parliament (on...
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