Sky confirms £99 Sky Q
Sky Q, which the broadcaster describes as the next generation of TV, will go on sale in February with Sky’s lowest ever set-up cost for a brand new premium product launch. Set-up costs for Sky Q will...
View ArticlePhabrix joins ASPEN Community
The ASPEN Community is proud has announced that Phabrix, a specialist in test and measurement instruments, has joined the community. The ASPEN Community is a growing coalition of industry leading...
View ArticleNCTA: Consumers will pay for STB reform
Michael Powell, President and CEO of US trade body the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and a former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission himself, has hit out at...
View ArticleAcademic: Binge On violates net neutrality
Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law and Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar at Stanford Law School, Director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, has suggested that US telco...
View ArticleCoalition suspects Google/FCC collusion
Without making specific allegations, the Future of TV Coalition – a diverse group of US programmers, content creators, civic groups and television providers formed to celebrate and promote the thriving...
View ArticleBT announces new structure
UK telco BT has revealed a new organisational structure that will take effect from April. This follows its acquisition of EE, the UK’s leading mobile network operator. Under this structure, there will...
View ArticleBT adds 97,000 TV customers
Alongside unveiling a company reorganisation, BT’s results for the third quarter and nine months to December 31st 2015 show the telco added 97,000 TV subscribers during the quarter, reaching 1.4...
View ArticleZappware: Intuitive and consistent
The Zappware platform comes with a uniquely designed, best-in-class and ever-evolving user interface. A content-driven navigational pattern ensures your subscribers can intuitively use your services....
View ArticleTalkTalk loses 100,000 customers after cyber attack
A cyber attack on TalkTalk in October cost the company as much as £80 million (€105m) but fewer customers than feared opted to end their subscriptions. The numbers affected turned out to be far fewer...
View ArticleDialog Semiconductor enters Smart TV, STB market
In the wake of semiconductor giant STMicroelectronics announcing it was to discontinue the development of new platforms and standard products for set-top-box and home gateway, citing “significant”...
View ArticleComcast reveals DOCSIS 3.1 rollout
US cable MSO Comcast has confirmed plans to introduce what it says is the world’s first DOCSIS 3.1-powered gigabit Internet service to residential and business customers in Atlanta and Nashville in...
View ArticleEBU concerned at EC spectrum proposals
European public broadcasting alliance the EBU has expressed concerns as the European Commission unveils its proposals for the future of UHF spectrum. According to the EBU, these proposals place a heavy...
View ArticleVodafone confirms Liberty Global Netherlands talks
Responding to heightened media speculation, Vodafone has confirmed it is in discussions with cable MSO Liberty Global (LG) regarding the creation of a joint venture in the Netherlands that would...
View ArticleAmdocs helps Liberty launch MVNO in Austria, Ireland
Amdocs, a provider of customer experience solutions, has announced that Liberty Global, the largest international cable company serving 27 million customers across 14 countries, has launched MVNO...
View ArticleSingtel to offer fastest broadband in Singapore
Singtel will offer a 10Gbps fibre broadband service to residential customers in Singapore starting this month. Leveraging on its Next Generation 10GPON or Gigabit Passive Optical Network, this...
View ArticleRosendal Fastigheter signs agreement with Com Hem
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem has signed an agreement with property developer Rosendal Fastigheter. Under the agreement, Com Hem will deliver high-speed broadband via FiberLAN to all newly...
View ArticleGigabit subs projected to be at least 100m by 2020
Many leading markets will adopt G.fast in the next five years, with coverage in some mature countries, potentially approaching 50 per cent. Speaking with the Broadband Forum, which had G.fast and the...
View ArticleNew UK homes to have superfast broadband
The government has worked with Openreach – BT’s local access network business – and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on an agreement which aims to deliver superfast broadband connectivity to new...
View ArticleHIGH TV 4K launches in India
International lifestyle and entertainment channel HIGH TV 4K is continuing its global roll out with the launch of the service in India Via Splendid Media. “It is indeed a major milestone for us, as an...
View ArticleUK manufacturers warn of digital infrastructure threat
Britain’s place at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution is at risk through lack of Government planning for a world class digital infrastructure according to the body representing UK...
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