Australia: Freeview unveils HbbTV STB
Australian free-to-air service Freeview has unveiled the aerialBox T2100, the first set-top box (STB) certified for FreeviewPlus, the new TV hybrid TV service that provides access to more content and...
View ArticleITU: 3.2bn will go online in 2015
Nearly half of the global population will be using the Internet by the end of this year, according to a report by The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body. The report...
View ArticleUS cable TV ‘slow subs losses’ in Q1
According to IHS, US cable companies improved on normal quarterly losses In the first quarter (Q1) of 2015, losing only 132,900 subscribers since the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2014. Many pay-TV operators...
View ArticleCharter confirms $79bn Time Warner Cable deal
Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable have made a deal for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable. The deal values Time Warner Cable at $78.7 billion including debt. Charter will provide $100...
View ArticleTVbeat, Metrological partnership
TVbeat, the next generation TV analytics SaaS company, has announced a strategic partnership with Metrological, a TV application solution company. The agreement means that both companies can identify...
View ArticleOoyala adds viewability measure
Ooyala, an expert in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has introduced a new feature in its video ad campaign management workflow that enables clients to book campaigns based on ad...
View ArticleUTEL: APAC must fix network faults rapidly
Fast solutions to network faults are urgently required due to the rising number of Fibre to the Home subscribers across the APAC region, Frank Kaufhold, Managing Director of leading research and...
View ArticleRegulator OKs Orange to acquire Jazztel
French telco Orange has announced that the Spanish Securities Commission (the “CNMV”) has authorised the voluntary cash tender offer for the acquisition of Jazztel, listed on the Spanish Stock...
View ArticleCisco: IP video 80% of traffic
According to the 10th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast, annual Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will triple between 2014 and 2019, when it will reach a record 2 zettabytes. Factors...
View ArticleGracenote buys sports data
Complementing its global base of video and music data, Gracenote has bought sports stats and information companies Infostrada Statistics and SportsDirect for a combined $54 million. The transaction...
View ArticleCharter TWC deal could see new OTT service
Charter Communications executives are said to be exploring an online video service as part of its combination with Time Warner Cable. The $78 billion takeover would make Charter the No. 2 US Internet...
View ArticleSandvine: Netflix continues network domination
Findings from intelligent broadband network solutions provider Sandvine indicate that online entertainment streaming service Netflix continues to increase slowly its domination of North American fixed...
View ArticleUS consumers dissatisfied with cablecos and ISPs
According to US consumer body Consumer Reports’ new telecom service ratings, consumers continued to express dissatisfaction with their TV and Internet providers, giving most poor reviews for value and...
View ArticleSports not holding cable bundles together
Sports content often has the most expensive TV subscription prices, but a survey by Clearleap says it isn’t how cable companies can deter cord-cutting. Sixty-seven per cent of US cable subscribers said...
View ArticleBBC, EE trial 4G replays at FA Cup final
The BBC and mobile network operator EE tested new mobile apps at the FA Cup final on May 30th using 4G Broadcast technology to offer instant replays to fans watching inside Wembley Stadium. The service...
View ArticleTelefonica debuts home security
Telefonica claims to have launched the quintuple-play era in Spain with the addition of a home security service based on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications that can be included in the company’s...
View ArticleARRIS celebrates 25th anniversary of digital TV
IP, video and broadband technology specialist ARRIS is marking the 25th anniversary on June 1 of its involvement in the birth of digital TV under a previous entity (General Instrument Corporation,...
View ArticleSwitzerland’s netplus deploys Agama solution extension
Agama Technologies, the specialist in video service quality and customer experience, has announced that netplus, a Swiss triple-play service provider owned by a group of operators, has supplemented its...
View Article444m broadband homes in APAC by 2023
According to industry analysts Media Partners Asia (MPA), the broadband market will continue to grow at a rapid pace in Asia Pacific, driven in particular by next generation mobile networks. The...
View ArticleSurvey: US customers loathe pay-TV and ISPs
Mirroring recent findings released by Consumer Reports, customer satisfaction with information services – including subscription TV, Internet, wireless and fixed line telephone, and computer software –...
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