MSI Cable Apps for field force management on display at The Cable Show
MSI Data, a developer of field workforce automation software for the cable industry, has announced that its suite of cross-platform, native mobile apps for cable will be on display at The Cable Show...
View ArticleVodafone NL selects Edgeware for FTTH
Edgeware, the video delivery specialist, has announced that Vodafone Netherlands has deployed Edgeware´s Distributed Video Delivery Networks (D-VDN) Solution to deliver the Vodafone Thuis service to...
View ArticleMGM joins Comcast Digital Store
Comcast and MGM Television (MGM) have agreed a deal that will see MGM content available through the Xfinity On Demand digital store. Xfinity TV customers can own and access movies anytime, anywhere, on...
View ArticleTV and video providers lack confidence in Wi-Fi
Research from Informa and AirTies Wireless Networks shows that 67 per cent of satellite and cable service providers see inconsistent wireless coverage as a major barrier to delivering video services in...
View ArticleFCC “No Internet haves and have nots”
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told The Cable Show that the FCC is not likely to tolerate paid prioritisation if its impact is to disadvantage edge providers, saying that “If someone acts to divide the...
View ArticleCable Europe “transatlantic net neutrality co-operation” call
Cable Europe Executive Chairman Matthias Kurth has called upon industry and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to engage in constructive dialogue on the open Internet debate to create...
View ArticleCom Hem Q1 boosted by TiVo
Com Hem, the Swedish cable operator, has published its financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2014. Anders Nilsson, CEO of Com Hem, commented: “During the quarter we saw early signs...
View ArticleProviders must future proof connections
Independent research and development company UTEL is warning operators and service providers to future-proof their fibre and copper network upgrades or face increasing numbers of disgruntled customers....
View ArticleIPTV set to overtake DTH in Western Europe
Paying IPTV subscribers will overtake pay satellite TV ones in 2018, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Western Europe report forecasts that IPTV subscriptions will...
View ArticleVirgin adds 15,000 pay-TV, 40,000 broadband
Virgin Media has moved back into revenue growth, adding 15,000 pay-TV customers and more than 40,000 broadband subscribers in Q1 2014. The results mark a return to form for Virgin Media, acquired by...
View Article65% California broadband homes have connected CE devices
Research from Parks Associates finds 65 per cent of broadband households in California have at least one connected CE device, such as a smart TV, streaming media player, or Google Chromecast. The firm...
View Article21st Century Fox boosted by TV
Twenty-First Century Fox has reported $8.22 billion of total revenue for the three months ending March 31st 2014, an $866 million or 12 per cent increase over the $7.35 billion of revenue reported in...
View ArticleONO: Sales, subs and losses all up
Spain’s largest cable company ONO saw its losses increase by 4.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year to €24 million, with an EBITDA falling by 7.7 per cent to €165 million. Nevertheless, the...
View ArticleBT Sport nears 5m sign-ups
In releasing its Q4 and Full Year 2013/14 results, BT has revealed it has around 3 million direct BT Sport customers and that including its wholesale deals, the service is in around 5 million homes....
View ArticleSociety of Cable Telecommunications engineers to outline European initiatives...
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), the US-based specialist in training for the worldwide cable workforce, will outline new initiatives in Europe and training opportunities for...
View ArticleBelgacom adds 30,000 pay-TV subs
Belgacom has reported that while profit declined in the first quarter, it is on track to meet full-year guidance. Net profit at the company was €149 million for the first quarter of 2014, down from...
View ArticleLiberty to spin off US cable assets
Liberty Media has revealed plans to spin off Liberty Broadband Group into a separate publicly-traded company. Greg Maffei, Liberty Media President and CEO made the announcement as the company revealed...
View ArticleUK ISPs agree ‘weak’ piracy deal
UK ISPs and the entertainment industry are said to be near to agreeing a deal to combat piracy. After four years of negotiations, Virgin Media have said they will send “educational” letters to people...
View ArticleSkyVision strengthens commitment to deliver telecommunications solutions in...
SkyVision Global Networks, a global communications provider, has announced its ongoing commitment to strengthen the telecommunications market in Guinea, by launching the company’s new fibre and...
View ArticleElemental powers Stofa multiscreen
Software-defined video solutions specialist Elemental Technologies has confirmed that Danish pay-TV operator and broadband Internet service provider Stofa is using Elemental video processing solutions...
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