Sky, Virgin Media strike TV Everywhere deal
In a move that will better position them to combat the competitive threat of BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media have agreed a new five-year-plus agreement for the distribution of Sky’s content to Virgin...
View ArticleAnalysts: Google Fiber can be profitable
A client report issued by global investment management firm Sanford C Bernstein seen by advanced-television.com has bucked the Wall Street consensus view by suggesting that there are material chances...
View ArticleCablevision’s Kanouff to head Cisco Videoscape operation
Cisco has recruited seasoned industry executive Yvette Kanouff to head its service provider Video Software and Solutions (SPVSS) organisation, the home of its Videoscape software and solutions for...
View ArticleCloud services adopted by 3.6bn by 2018
A report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of unique consumers accessing cloud-based services will exceed 3.6 billion by 2018, rising from an estimated 2.4 billion in 2013. The report...
View ArticleGlobal digital conversion almost complete by 2020
Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of digital TV homes will increase by more than 1 billion between 2010 and 2020 to 1.68 billion – or up by 185 per cent, according to a new report from...
View ArticleUkraine worries satellite industry
Ten days ago it was the threat of US sanctions that caused extreme jitters for the satellite launch industry and their valuable cargoes. Now it is the Russians who are flexing their space muscle....
View ArticleCrowd funded Neutrality ads pressure FCC
Crowd funded ads putting pressure on the FCC as it proposes new net neutrality rules have appeared in Washington DC. The campaign was organised by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. It urges people to...
View ArticleSpeed, a Neutral issue?
The need for speed is not always associated with high intelligence; think young men (or, even worse, middle aged men pretending to be young) on motorbikes. On the other hand in motor racing those that...
View ArticleDixons, Carphone Warehouse confirm merger
Dixons Retail, Europe’s No. 2 electricals retailer, and Carphone, Europe’s largest independent mobile-phone retailer, have confirmed they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share...
View ArticleMultimedia Polska owners to sell stake in IPO
Multimedia Polska SA owners seek to raise as much as 948.3 million zloty ($310 million) from the sale of Poland’s third-largest cable TV operator in the country’s biggest initial public offering since...
View ArticleCom Hem readies IPO?
Com Hem, the Swedish cable operator owned by BC Partners, is preparing an initial public offering to raise about $1 billion, according to reports. Com Hem could start the sale process as early as next...
View ArticleTalkTalk passes 1m TV subs
TalkTalk has passed one million pay-TV subscribers, making it the UK’s fastest-growing television service, adding more customers than all the other pay-TV operators combined. “Our strategy for growth...
View Article4K, DVB-S2X on ANGA COM agenda
ANGA COM – the exhibition for broadband, cable and satellite – has put together a panel of experts to discuss 4K UHDTV and how to make it a commercial reality. The panel will be an important part of...
View ArticleFCC approves open Internet plan
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted in favour of progressing a proposal that could see Internet Service Providers charging Web sites for higher-quality delivery of their content to...
View ArticleUS pay-TV subs on rise
The number of US household subscribing to pay-TV services surged in the first quarter, as the increasingly resilient cable segment moderated its customer loses, according to IHS Technology. US pay-TV...
View ArticleAnother Russian rocket disaster
Parts of a Russian satellite appear to have crashed into the Australian bush in Queensland) late on May 15 following its lift-off from the Baikonur cosmodrome. The giant Proton rocket itself failed...
View ArticleAT&T acquires DirecTV for $48.5bn
In a move set to create a content distribution leader across mobile, video amd broadband platforms, with unparalleled video content distribution scale in the US, AT&T and DirecTV have entered into...
View ArticleTiVo subs top 4.5m
Total TiVo subscriptions have surpassed 4.5 million, reaching the highest level in the advanced television company’s history. The news came as TiVo reported its Q1 2014 results, which saw Service and...
View ArticleCom Hem confirms IPO
Swedish triple-play operator Com Hem has announced its intention to proceed with an Initial Public Offering on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Anders Nilsson, CEO of Com Hem said that in the past few years, the...
View ArticleTalkTalk Super Router
TalkTalk has unveiled what it claims is its best ever router, packing the next generation Wi-Fi technology. The company says its Super Router is faster, smarter, optimised for TV and designed to...
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