Harmonic partner for cable access
Advanced Television talks to Peter Alexander, SVP, CMO at Harmonic about the deal with WISI of Germany that sees WISI OEM Harmonic’s Digital Access Architecture switching from fibre deep in the network...
View ArticleStreamhub launches SaaS analytics platform
UK-based big data startup Streamhub has officially launched the first analytics SaaS product specifically designed to help OTT businesses develop audience engagement and simplify reporting. Launch...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific FTTH subs up 35% in 12 months
Figures have revealed that more than 300 million businesses and homes across Asia-Pacific now have access to fibre services – an increase of 36.8 per cent when compared to 2013. The new data – released...
View ArticleVodafone-ONO to axe 1,300 staff
Spain’s second largest telecom group Vodafone-ONO will cut up to 1,300 jobs (40 per cent from Vodafone and 60 per cent from ONO) following last year’s acquisition of the country’s largest cable...
View ArticleHBO NOW for Verizon
Home Box Office (HBO) and Verizon have agreed a deal that includes the right for Verizon to distribute HBO NOW, HBO’s OTT service, to Verizon digital platforms, including to more than 100 million...
View ArticleAltice revenues dip
Luxembourg-based telco Altice Group has reported revenue of €3.9 million for the three months June 30th, down 2 per cent on an annualised basis. The majority of the company’s turnover was generated in...
View ArticleTiscali to offer Mediaset’s streaming service to customers
Italian broadband operator Tiscali has signed a partnership agreement with Mediaset Group to offer the Infinity streaming service to its customers. All new subscribers of Tiscali’s fixed network...
View ArticleWhat future for DirecTV’s LatAm pay-TV operations?
AT&T’s purchase of DirecTV was approved last week in the US market with the main aim of consolidating its position in the domestic broadband market and as a provider of integrated communication...
View ArticleMOCA: whole home fast access
Advanced Television talks to Rob Gelphman, VP Marketing & Member Relations, at the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MOCA) about how MOCA works alongside WiFi to guarantee fast and reliable access...
View ArticleBT £129m boost for UK broadband roll-out
The UK Government has welcomed BT’s news that the telco will make up to £129 million (€183m) available to extend the Government led roll-out of superfast broadband. The funding will be made available...
View ArticleBT adds 60,000 TV customers
In reporting its Q1 results, BT has revealed that it added 60,000 TV customers in the quarter, bringing its total to 1.2 million. BT Sport average daily audience figures increased 51 per cent, which...
View ArticleAltice increases Numericable-SFR stake
Multinational cable and telecommunications company Altice, founded by telecoms entrepreneur Patrick Drahi, has acquired 1,298,398 shares in French cable telco Numericable-SFR for some €64.6 million....
View ArticleAT&T introduces ‘first-ever’ triple play
Just over a week after it closed its acquisition of pay-TV provider DirecTV following regulatory clearance, US telco AT&T has announced what it says is the first-ever nationwide package of TV and...
View ArticleZiggo hampers Liberty Q2
Liberty Global added in excess of 230,000 subscribers to its to next-generation TV services in Q2, with its combined Horizon and TiVo base now boasting 4 million customers. John Malone’s Liberty added...
View ArticleFastweb subs get access to Sky Online
Pay-TV operator Sky Italia and Italian broadband provider Fastweb have expanded their existing partnership to enable subscribers of Fastweb’s Joy or Superjet packages to access content from Sky Online....
View ArticleKabel Deutschland positive Q1
Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable network operator, has released its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended June 30th 2015 of fiscal year 2015/16.The company described the...
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom on track
Deutsche Telekom reports double-digit growth for the second quarter of 2015. Net revenue rose by 15.3 per cent compared with the prior-year period to €17.4 billion. Adjusted EBITDA rose by 13.5 per...
View ArticleEnergy-efficient STBs save US consumers over $500m
American consumers have saved more than $500 million (€458m) in energy bills through two years of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among the pay-TV industry, consumer electronics...
View ArticleMediaset extends Premium Online to Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia Group and Mediaset have partnered to offer TIM customers access the new “Premium Online” TV offer through the TIMvision set-top box. Fixed and mobile TIM customers will be able to access...
View ArticleViacom Q3 profit falls
Viacom has reported weaker-than-expected revenue for the third quarter, hurt by lower revenue from its movie business. The company, which operates popular TV channels including MTV and Nickelodeon, was...
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