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Broadcasters miss-out on online revenues
According to new research from Vividas, a UK developer of video streaming solutions, broadcasters are missing-out on online revenue opportunities and are uncertain on how to use digital content to generate revenues.
While most of the broadcasters surveyed were investigating online advertising models, only 7% considered Pay Per View (PPV) as a way of gaining revenue. […]
September 27, 2007
Anevia powers BBC IPTV service
IPTV products from telecom equipment supplier, Anevia, have been deployed by Siemens Business Services to introduce an IPTV service for the BBC.
Siemens has installed Anevia solutions in BBC head offices in the UK, offering BBC staff contact with BBC and other channels output at their desktop and through IP set-top boxes.
The technology will […]
September 27, 2007
Expansion in India’s IPTV market by Chinese telecom
Huawei, a leading Chinese telecommunications network provider, is planning to move into the relatively unexplored Indian market with its IPTV products. The company anticipates that the potential of IPTV products in India is immense. Although India has not grown very fast in terms of IPTV connectivity, it is considered there is a huge requirement for […]
September 27, 2007
Invitel: no public IPTV plans
Hungarian telco Invitel have distanced themselves from earlier reported claims of preparing a host of IPTV services.
Sourced from an earlier interview with Chris Dziadul, it was suggested that Invitel had a clear IPTV strategy that had been developed in concert with Video on Demand (VOD) services.
However, a spokesperson for parent company HTCC, Brigitta Kedves, said […]
September 26, 2007
Draft paper on India’s IPTV expected soon
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to issue its draft paper on IPTV services within the next month. The paper will set out the guidelines for this much-awaited service.
The issue has been engaging the attention of TRAI for some time, mainly due to lack of clarity on who can provide IPTV […]
September 26, 2007
Skinkers readies Livestation for launch
Skinkers, which demonstrated its peer-to-peer (P2P) live television streaming platform, LiveStation, at the IBC conference earlier in September, is in final negotiations with TV stations.
The platform will be unveiled at the trial launch date of the service in coming weeks. Skinkers expects the service to be available for public use from 2008.
While P2P internet […]
September 25, 2007
Invitel plans to launch IPTV in Hungary
Hungarian telco Invitel plans to launch an IPTV service by the end of this year.
Invitel will initially offer 77 TV channels in basic, expanded and thematic packages, and also a VOD library of 100 titles. The service will comprise part of a triple play offer, and will initially be offered in parts of the […]
September 25, 2007
Orange reveals plan for quadplay bundles
Mobile phone company, Orange, is planning to expand into the digital TV market and offer the service as a quadplay bundle.
The company has just launched a new home phone service, Home Max, which bundles broadband, line rental and calls in one package. A new customer support centre has been established in Belfast to support […]
September 24, 2007
UK online TV market to grow to £181 million by 2011
According to a survey by Screen Digest, the UK market for online TV will be worth £181 million by 2011. However, the growth of movie downloads is expected to be much slower.
Screen Digest expects music to continue to dominate UK online distribution, growing from $90 million to $571.2 million by 2011, when an estimated […]
September 24, 2007
Disney agrees Finnish VOD deal
Channel 4 Finland, also known as Nelonen, and Disney-ABC International Television have agreed a deal whereby US shows will be available on-demand to Finnish IPTV viewers days after their US TV broadcast.
This is the first time Disney has introduced multiple network series to an international market so soon after broadcast in the US.
Channel 4 […]