European public broadcasters leading the HD way
Europe-wide, public broadcasters are leading the way in the rollout of high definition channels. Just last week, the Dutch public broadcasters announced the simulcast of their three national nets, and in Germany ZDF said it would beef up its HD showcase channel.
While in the UK Sky is pushing HD with a large number of channels and marketing to match the offer, in continental Europe it seems that public broadcasters are leading the way. Read the story »
PVR usage leads to more TV consumption
To what extent are PVRs threatening broadcast TV advertising? For the moment, no one knows, but broadcasters that are primarily reliant on the income from commercials are increasingly worried PVRs are – in addition to the proliferation of digital thematic channels – a serious threat to their business. Read the story »
Mobile TV in CEE: a work in progress
Is the current economic crisis undermining the prospects for mobile TV in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)? Read the story »
Accedo ready to tap Connected TV
Michael Lantz is looking forward to five years of change as Connected TV makes its presence felt. The CEO of Accedo Broadband, the Stockholm-based provider of interactive applications and on-demand content believes Yahoo Widgets have become the defacto standard for Widget TV, which with the promise of millions of TVs carrying the technology over the next 12 months will underpin the business. Read the story »
Macrovision turns on Neon light
Macrovision has set out its stall for the Connected TV environment. In a Central London briefing, its VP, vertical marketing, Dave Jordan outlined a range of technologies, many of which have been acquired by the company over the past few years. Macrovision is also preparing to rebrand under the name of Rovi from July 16. Read the story »
CEE news channels take off
Locally produced news and information channels are becoming an increasingly common feature in Central and Eastern Europe’s TV landscape. Read the story »
Universal targets Russia
Russia remains a highly attractive market to international media and entertainment groups, even in the current economic crisis. Read the story »
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Czech digital market in rude health
The business breakfast organised last week in Prague by Broadband TV News and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting brought together three companies very much at the forefront of the Czech Republic’s transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Read the story »
European analogue TV still alive
Analogue television remains a popular pastime in much of continental Europe. This is particularly true in territories where existing delivery of cable and satellite services have been accompanied by a slow progression to the digital format. Read the story »
Czech digitalisation speeds up
The transition from analogue to digital broadcasting is proving to be a much more convoluted process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) than in the rest of the continent. Even so, a number of countries in the region are finally starting to make some real progress. Read the story »
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Number of subscribers to pay television by means of transmission Read the story »
Just how many are watching online video?
Research into the viewing of online videos is still in its infancy. Although it is theoretically possible to determine exactly how many people watch and how long they actually watch, this is not yet done or only to a very limited extent. In order to put some perspective into online video viewing, we put together some of the available data from The Netherlands, Germany, UK and the United States. Read the story »
REKAM and CAIW show the way for digital competition
The Dutch cable operator REKAM was the first to introduce a second supplier of digital television, allowing CAIW to offer services on its network in June 2007. The company has now released full figures of the actual numbers of subscribers for both platforms. Read the story »
