ITV to Invest More in Digital Brands
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 24 June 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Cable TV, Satellite-delivered, Digital TV
UK£36 million (€54 million) is to go on ITV2 and ITV3 to fund growth.
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Dating on Demand
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 18 June 2004 | Tagged as: Platforms, User Generated Content (UGC), Cable TV
Video on demand meets online dating – but is it a match made in heaven?
Napster and NTL’s Broadband Partnership
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 14 June 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, Broadband, Cable TV, Music
Music download service Napster and cable company NTL have singed a deal to bundle the music store with NTL’s Bvroadband Plus package in the UK.
Japanese Consumers Protest at Broadcast Flag
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 26 May 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized, Distribution, Cable TV, Satellite TV, Regulation, Industry Trends, Control Devices
NHK have received a flood of complaints from TV viewers as Japan’s version of the broadcast flag takes control.
First - DSL Sells Faster than Cable Modems in the US
Posted by Simon Perry on 5 May 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, Cable TV, Pricing, Networking
US Telcos are all in a fluster about the possibility of loosing their customer forever, so are pushing DSL hard. It appears to be working.
FCC Requires Firewire in Set-top Boxes
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 30 April 2004 | Tagged as: Platforms, Uncategorized, Cable TV, Satellite-delivered
The Federal Communications Commission now requires that all set-top box providers give Firewire-enabled units to any customer that asks for one.
Windows Media 9 Continues to Make Progress
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 26 April 2004 | Tagged as: Cable TV, Distribution, Satellite TV, HDTV, Standards, DVD, Software
Microsoft update the codecs behind its popular media application, whilst Tandberg Television demonstrate real-time WM9 encoding.
Ofcom’s Digital Switch Over Report
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 6 April 2004 | Tagged as: Cable TV, Distribution, Satellite-delivered, Industry Trends, Regulation, Infrastructure
Ofcom have submitted their report on the UK’s switch-over to digital broadcasting – and it makes interesting reading.
BBC Live Quiz Show First to Use Java on mobile
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 31 March 2004 | Tagged as: Web, Content, Cable TV, Satellite-delivered, Mobile, Cross platform, Gaming
“Come and Have a Go if you Think You’re Smart Enough” is a new interactive quiz from the BBC – and is a global first for a TV programme to introduce interactivity through a Java application - on a mobile phone.
Two Way TV diversify to content from iTV
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 24 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Cable TV, Gaming
Previously know for the design and supply interactive solutions for broadcasters, Two Way has broadened their offering, delivering mobile and gaming content to mobile phone.
