November 22, 2007

Third IPTV option in Poland

by Lin Freestone

A third IPTV offering will begin in Poland in December 2007. Telefonia Dialog, the largest independent telecommunication operator in Poland, intends to launch its service in co-operation with its subsidiary Avista Media.
Following successful tests, the company will launch IPTV, VoD and PVR services, bundled with telephony and Internet, in a triple play offer called ‘Dialog […]


November 22, 2007

Italian telco Wind to launch IPTV service

by Lin Freestone

It is anticipated that Italian telco Wind is preparing its new IPTV service for launch in Italy by Christmas 2007. Italy already has access to IPTV from service provider FASTWEB and Telecom Italia’s new Alice Home TV service.
Wind will be only a distributor and not a content producer. Prices for the new service will be […]


November 21, 2007

BT Vision on track for 100,000 subscribers this year

by Jan Harris

BT Vision, the broadband video service, is ahead of schedule on achieving its target of 100,000 customers by the end of 2007. The company has already signed up this number of customers, although installations stand at just 70,000.
The company is currently gaining around 5,000 customers each week and expects to have signed up at […]


November 20, 2007

UKTV enhances interactive services via xPlayer

by Jan Harris

Multi-channel provider, UKTV, will benefit from a more sophisticated interactive play-out capability, as Red Bee Media is upgrading the interactive facility it receives from mobile entertainment group, YooMedia.
YooMedia’s xPlayer system now provides more intelligent allocation of bandwidth, enabling broadcasters to provide more interactive features in less bandwith.
Red Bee Clients, including UKTV, will be […]


November 19, 2007

Current TV to launch in UK

by Jan Harris

Current TV, a web and cable TV platform founded by former US vice-president Al Gore, is launching its current.com website in the UK.
The site provides interactive features, allowing viewers to comment on the channel by text, video or mobile phone message.
Users can also record a one-minute message on a topical subject, which could […]


November 16, 2007

Revenues up for VOD provider Jetix

by Jan Harris

Jetix, which provides videoclips for children, is developing its online presence through its broadband service.
The company achieved a 2% increase in revenue, for the year to September 30, to €166.4 million, while channels and online revenue increased 2% to €122.9 million. Other channel and online revenue increased by €1.8 million to €5.0 million.
The Jetix […]


November 15, 2007

Tiscali and Setanta extend sports deal

by Jan Harris

UK sports network, Setanta, has extended its deal with Tiscali UK, allowing Tiscali’s customers to watch Setanta sports on three online channels.
Setanta Sports was launched on Tiscali TV in August. The latest agreement extends the service to Tiscali’s online audience.
Setanta Sports 1, Setanta Sports 2 and Setanta Golf will be broadcast live, with […]


November 14, 2007

Bebo expands content with media deals

by Jan Harris

Bebo, the social networking site, has secured agreements with a number of media companies, including CBS, MTV, BBC, Channel 4 and BSkyB, providing access to thousands of hours of programming.
Smaller media companies are also involved, including Next New Networks, Crackle, JibJab, SumoTV, FabChannel, Last.fm, and Premium TV.
Bebo users will be able to access the […]


November 13, 2007

Tiscali TV loses customers

by Jan Harris

Tiscali TV had just 36,000 subscribers at the end of October 2007, a fall from the 45,000 HomeChoice subscribers recorded in August 2006.
Tiscali and HomeChoice merged in August 2006, and Tiscali has suffered from delays in rolling out the service nationally.
HomeChoice’s subscribers were mainly based in North and West London and Stevenage, […]


November 13, 2007

Emerging IPTV markets catching up

by Lin Freestone

MRG’s latest bi-annual IPTV Forecast shows that Europe still leads the world market, while emerging markets like China, Eastern Europe, Korea and Russia are catching up. North America is seeing steady growth by independent operators, and accelerated growth by the large telcos.
IPTV subscribers are projected by MRG to jump from 13.5 million in 2007 to […]


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