RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 plan common catch-up platform
August 14, 2010 by Robert Briel
German private broadcasters RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 are working on a single, common online TV platform to offer free access to private and public catch-up TV programmes. The new platform will be available in Germany and Austria. Read the Story »
Canvas reveals content protection details
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
Project Canvas has said it will adopt the Marlin DRM solution developed jointly by Intertrust, Panasonic, Phillips, Samsung and Sony. The system will be made available to suppliers of premium content, as well as those seeking to implement a subscription or download model. Read the Story »
Telefónica recovery under way
August 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Spain’s Telefónica enjoyed a solid first half of this year in its domestic market, gaining almost an additional 45,000 pay-TV subscribers, bringing the total number to around 748,000. This contrasted with a loss in the same period in 2009 and was equivalent to a year-on-year increase of 22.7%, giving the company a market share of 18%. Read the Story »
ONO banks on TiVo deal
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
The leading Spanish cable operator ONO lost 4,000 TV customers in Q2, ending June with a total of 966,000. Cable TV customers as a proportion of its subscriber base meanwhile fell by 0.1 percentage points to 53.1%, and the penetration of cable TV services over homes released to marketing also fell by 0.1 percentage points, to 13.8%. Read the Story »
Triple play drives ZON growth
August 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Triple play services are contributing to strong ARPU growth for the Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON. On the other hand, it is losing both cable and DTH subscribers. Read the Story »
Mixed picture for MTG
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
Viasat’s Nordic pay-TV business has reported increased profitability and growing margins, while the company’s Baltic operations continue to feel the squeeze from a tough advertising market and rising churn. Read the Story »
ONO becomes latest TiVo customer
July 13, 2010 by Julian Clover
TiVo is to become the exclusive software provider on all next generation set-top boxes to be deployed by the Spanish cableco ONO. Like Virgin Media, which announced a similar agreement earlier this year, ONO plans to offer its subscribers a seamless convergence between the internet and linear television content. Read the Story »
UK trial for bandwidth saving Mobile TV technology
July 7, 2010 by Julian Clover
Mobile operators O2, Orange and Vodafone are banding together for a trial of a new mobile broadcast system designed to bring greater efficiency to the delivery of data intensive services such as mobile TV. Read the Story »
Arqiva plans terrestrial 3D tests
July 7, 2010 by Julian Clover
Arqiva is looking to 3D as the next development for the terrestrial platform following the deployment of HD services. The UK transmission company is already working on a terrestrial 3D test using the Service Compatible format favoured by public service broadcasters. Read the Story »
Sky Italia reduces premium prices
July 7, 2010 by Julian Clover
Sky Italia is to reduce the price of its premium movie and sports channels to a monthly €29, removing the need for subscribers to buythrough other tiers at a cost of at least €39. The price of the My Sky PVR has been slashed and the satcaster is promising 50 HD channels by 2011. Read the Story »
