EQT plans to exit Taiwan cable TV unit
Swedish private equity fund EQT Partners has put Taiwanese TV network GTV on the market for T$6 billion (€144 million), becoming the latest foreign investor aiming to exit Taiwan, according to the...
View ArticleMobile broadband connections to double next year
By the end of 2015, active mobile broadband devices are forecast to reach 34 million, a nearly 50 per cent increase from 2013, according to The NPD Group Connected Intelligence Mobile Broadband Market...
View ArticleSmart home connected appliances to exceed 10m by 2017
A report from Juniper Research forecasts that the installed base of connected appliances in Smart Homes will beat the 10 million mark by 2017, rising from 4 million in 2013. The report found that...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband surges in UK
One in four UK residential fixed broadband connections is ‘superfast’, according to latest Ofcom research. The proportion of superfast connections – those offering headline speeds of 30Mbit/s or more –...
View ArticleCTAM touts TV Everywhere awareness
The US’s Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) is to roll out what it describes as “robust” first-tier tactics to increase the subscription television value proposition by...
View ArticleTelecom Italia’s fibre optic network in 54 cities
Telecom Italia’s new NGAN (Next Generation Access Network) fibre-optic network, which provides speeds of at least 30 Mbps, is already available in 54 Italian cities, with more to be added in the coming...
View ArticleNetflix speeds up 65% after Comcast deal
Comcast customers in the US are seeing a significant boost in streaming video speed after a deal between Netflix and the broadband provider. The news emerged as Netflix revealed its Netflix ISP Speed...
View ArticleUS pay-TV subs set for rebound
The pay-TV market in the US has faced challenges for several years, which culminated in a 0.58 per cent loss in total subscribers in 2013. However, recent research from Strategy Analytics forecasts a...
View ArticleSES, Gilat expand Ka-band services to Germany, Italy
SES Broadband Services and Gilat Satellite Networks have announced the expansion of consumer Ka-band services to Germany and Italy over SES’s Astra 2E satellite. SBBS’s ISPs have recently started...
View ArticleTWC launches RDK-based IP STB
Time Warner Cable has revealed the development of its first IP set-top box integrating the Reference Design Kit (RDK) platform. TWC is working with digital STB specialist Humax to create the IP-based...
View ArticleAkamai: 114% increase in DDoS attacks
Akamai Technologies has published its Prolexic Q1 2014 Global DDoS Attack Report, which indicates that the Media and Entertainment industry was the target of the majority of malicious attacks. Prolexic...
View ArticleIntel’s ‘Internet of Things’ division up 32%
The Internet of Things is taking off, and how, for chip-maker Intel. The recently formed division saw growth of 32 per cent compared with the same period last year, mostly based on use of its low-cost...
View ArticleEntropic and other STBs hit by patent claim
DirecTV, Entropic, CyberTan and other set-top box suppliers have been named in a patent action by Canadian semiconductor company ViXS Systems and its US subsidiary, ViXS USA. ViXS is alleging that the...
View ArticleARRIS acquires SeaWell Networks
In a move that further strengthens its IP delivery capabilities, IP, video and broadband technology specialist ARRIS is to acquire multiscreen video delivery solutions provider SeaWell Networks for an...
View ArticleCisco/NDS claims DEN 6m homes
Cisco has reached a milestone 6 million digital cable homes for DEN Networks in India. SN Sharma, CEO at DEN Networks, said, “It gives me immense pleasure, in this highly competitive market, to reach...
View ArticleWho are the cord-cutters/cord-nevers?
Depending on whom you talk to, video cord cutters and cord nevers are sure to multiply exponentially or remain a rare commodity. Reality is somewhere in the middle, says SNL Kagan. Video cord cutters,...
View ArticleComcast adds 25,000 cable subs in Q2
Comcast reported increasing subscription numbers for its cable service for the second consecutive quarter, defying fears of so-called cord-cutters. The company saw an improved performance thanks to its...
View ArticleTWC, Comcast could shed $20bn to make deal
It could be that Time Warner and Comcast, in their attempt to merge their cable assets, are planning to divest some $20 billion-worth of assets, potentially including 3 million subscribers, in order to...
View ArticleNetflix plans US cable STB integrations
In addition to voicing its opposition to the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, Netflix has revealed that it plans to build on its successful integrations with European cable operators by...
View ArticleNetflix, Comcast duel over merger
Netflix has revealed that it added 2.25 million US subscribers during the first quarter of 2014, ending the period with over 48 million global members, topping $1 billion in quarterly streaming...
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