TiVo seeks CableCARD rules reinstatement
DVR specialist TiVo is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that consumers can continue to access cable content on retail devices using CableCARDs until a successor solution is...
View ArticleGoogle revisits pay-TV plan
Google is taking a fresh look at launching an online pay-TV service, reports The Wall Street Journal, which suggests that it has recently approached media companies about licensing their content for an...
View ArticleArris revolutionises the CMTS market with the E6000 Converged Edge Router
Arris Group, a global player in entertainment and communications solutions, has announced its E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) has reached General Availability (GA). Continuing the legacy of the C4...
View ArticleEC investigates Numéricâble state-aid
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to verify whether the transfer of public cable infrastructure between 2003 and 2006 by several French municipalities to the French Telecom...
View ArticleEdgeCast raises $54m
EdgeCast Networks has secured $54 million in new financing. Led by Performance Equity Management (PEM), with follow-on participation from the company’s existing investors Menlo Ventures and Steamboat...
View ArticleTelecoms regulation reform could deliver growth and jobs
With significant reform of the current patchwork system of regulations governing telecommunications in the European Union there could be up to €750 billion in GDP growth and 5.5 million jobs by 2020,...
View ArticleSpanish telcos lose EC tax battle
Spanish telcos have lost their fight against the government-imposed 0.9 per cent annual tax on their revenues to finance public broadcaster RTVE following the EC’s decision to withdraw its appeal...
View ArticleHbbTV plan for Australia
Following the completion of the country’s digital switchover, Australian free-to-air television is planning its next technological evolution combining broadcasting and the Internet. Freeview Australia...
View ArticleBSkyB: Subdued sub growth expected
On July 26th BSkyB will unveil its latest numbers, but the market is not expecting much. Investment banker Morgan Stanley anticipates that subscriber growth will again be “subdued”, and echoes what is...
View ArticleFCC: Increased pay-TV provider competition
Findings from the US’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicate increased competition in the market for the delivery of video programming. The findings emerged as the FCC adopted its 15th...
View ArticleClaro and DISH bundle services in Puerto Rico
Claro and DISH Puerto Rico, the Island’s largest telco and pay-TV providers respectively, have entered into a partnership to offer customers bundled services including DISH’s pay-TV and Claro’s...
View ArticleTelcos must make critical assessments to remain profitable
A review of the full-year KPIs of 23 of the world’s largest telcos makes for sombre reading as revenues continue to decline, finds Ovum. Telcos will have to make a critical assessment of their assets...
View ArticleDigiturk bidding battle hots up
Turk Telekom confirmed that it had made an offer to acquire 53 per cent of Turkish pay-TV operator Digiturk. However, it is widely reported that other Turkish media conglomerates, including Dogan...
View ArticleBT Sport: Half a million households pre-launch
Ian Livingston, the outgoing Chief Executive of BT, has revealed that the telco’s forthcoming BT Sport service has already attracted over 500,000 customers prior to its August 1st launch. Commenting on...
View ArticleTWC’s Britt to retire, Marcus steps up
Glenn Britt, Time Warner Cable’s long-standing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is to retire at the end of 2013. The Time Warner Cable Board of Directors has elected Robert D. Marcus, currently...
View ArticleOTT growth spurs operator transcoder investment
Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its Broadcast and Streaming Video Equipment and Pay-TV Subscribers report, which tracks pay-TV subscribers and video equipment sold to...
View ArticleLGI considers Chellomedia bids
Cable MSO Liberty Global International is assessing its first-round bids for pay-TV unit Chellomedia, reports the FT, suggesting that second-round winning bids are likely to value the operation at...
View ArticleRecord results for BSkyB
As if to give two fingers to arch-rival BT, BSkyB detailed a very long list of record financial and operational achievements in its 12-months (to June 30th) statement early on Friday morning (July...
View ArticleLGI increases Ziggo stake to 28.5%
Cable MSO Liberty Global International (LGI) has further increased its stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo. In a statement, the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management of Ziggo N.V. noted that...
View ArticleYouView seeks multi-device expansion
Open IPTV platform YouView – backed by a consortium of the UK’s broadcasters and telco providers – is looking to develop the service beyond its set-top box-based launch, reports the FT. Sources suggest...
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