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Orange board backs Richard
The board of directors of Orange has issued a statement in which it publicly asserts “full confidence” in CEO and chairman Stéphane Richard, who has been arrested in connection with a corruption investigation in France dating back to 2008 -
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TeliaSonera appoints ex-Vodacom chief as president and CEO
European mobile operator group TeliaSonera has announced the appointment of CEO of South African operator Vodacom International Johan Dennelind as its next president and CEO -
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Rural communities key to Europe’s superfast broadband target
Despite all households in the European Union now having access to basic broadband, significant challenges remain before the same can be said of high-speed services, according to UK research firm Point Topic - not least of which is the high cost of wiring up rural areas.
Analysis & Opinion
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Is the ad industry TV’s weakest link?
It was allegedly Lord Leverhulme, the British soap tycoon, who complained that half his advertising budget was wasted. The trouble, he said, was that he didn’t know which half. Advertisers like to think they have improved measurement in the past hundred years, but now there is a new risk.
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Innovation in services and partnerships hold the key to future growth
According to the results of Informa Telecoms & Media’s annual industry survey, innovation is a key priority for global telecoms and media players in 2013. Over 500 senior executives from across both these sectors were asked how their businesses and markets would perform in 2013 and the role innovation would play in driving future revenue growth.
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Social TV at TV Connect: All smilies and fury, signifying nothing?
When a company reveals usage stats at a conference, it’s usually a sign that the strategy it’s promoting is paying off. At TV Connect in Turkey two weeks ago a number of TV operators and content providers talked about take-up of their social TV activities. But it’s far from clear to me what the actual value of the new currency of “followers” and “likes” is.
Bollywood comes to YouView from TalkTalk
Bright future for residential security at the Digital Home World Summit
Virgin Media's new COO named
Shazam's Daniel Danker: "This can be a very confusing time for TV viewers"
Worldwide IPTV subs up 36% in 2012
Twitter amplifies TV advertising
INTERVIEWS
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VIMN: “Social media and recommendations are at the heart of everything we do”
Philip O'Ferrall, SVP Digital at Viacom International Media Networks...
March 28th, 2013 -
Telekom Slovenije: “We are finally entering the stage where users can choose when, where and what to watch”
Simon Slonjšak, IPTV Product Manager at Slovenia's Telekom Slovenije,...
February 25th, 2013 -
Telekom Serbia: “The biggest challenge for multi-screen services will remain content acquisition”
Natali Delic, Director of Residential Services at Serbia's Telekom...
February 21st, 2013
EXPERTISE ZONE
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The operator survival guide: rules of engagementViaccess-Orca’s Ofer Weintraub discusses the requirements for second screen apps....
March 25th, 2013
By Dr. Ofer Weintraub -
IPTV meets Big Data – predicting user behaviour to create attractive offeringsThe tough challenges faced by communication service providers (CSPs) from...
March 13th, 2013
By Spyros Sakellariou -
Podcast: Multiscreen video, consumer expectations and user-generated contentIn this podcast, we speak to Steve McCaffery, VP and...
March 8th, 2013
By Jamie Beach
