IPTV News

Shazam reveals major Super Bowl campaign

2012-02-03T17:40:45+00:00

Media discovery specialist Shazam is looking to make a big splash in the 2012 Super Bowl event this Sunday (February 5th), by making the entire Super Bowl experience (including ads, the game itself and the halftime show) into a discoverable experience via the Shazam app for mobile devices

EBU starts fast-tracking HbbTV deployments

2012-02-03T15:48:25+00:00

Members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are to be offered free white-label interactive applications to help them deploy Hybrid Broadcast Broadband (HbbTV) services this year

BT trials "FTTP on-demand"

2012-02-03T10:56:28+00:00

UK telco BT has successfully trialled the delivery of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband on an on-demand basis in St Agnes, Cornwall, delivering speeds of up to 300 Mbps

BT Vision passes 679k subs

2012-02-03T09:29:28+00:00

UK telco BT added 39,000 subscribers for its hybrid DTT+IP television service 'BT Vision' in the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing the total to 679,000

Sky: "By giving people more choice we can reach even more homes"

2012-02-03T09:09:46+00:00

Exclusive: UK broadcaster BSkyB has revealed further details about the major new online TV service it announced earlier this week, including its rationale for launching the service, how it will be positioned in relation to the existing 'Sky Go' service, and some of the pricing models which are being considered

Connected TV Marketing Association appoints president for CEE region

2012-02-02T17:24:22+00:00

The recently-formed Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) has appointed a board of directors for its Central and Eastern Europe operations, with Mirek Smyk being named executive president of CTVMA Central and Eastern Europe

Orange: "Welcome to the era of Social TV!"

2012-02-02T17:25:37+00:00

We speak to Nicolas Bry, Senior VP at Orange Vallée, (an Orange entity dedicated to rapid innovation), about the new opportunities created by second-screen apps and Social TV, and what plans Orange has to implement these capabilities

Multi-screen services to go "from hype to reality" this year, says IMS

2012-02-02T13:27:05+00:00

2012 will be the year the consumer electronics (CE) industry finally realises the promise of multi-screen content consumption, asserts a new report from IMS Research

TeliaSonera celebrates half a million Swedish TV subs

2012-02-02T12:54:31+00:00

Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera reached the milestone of 500,000 subscribers for its Swedish IPTV service 'Telia Digital TV' in the fourth quarter of 2011, giving it an 11% share of the Swedish TV market

SeaChange cuts costs

2012-02-02T09:07:33+00:00

US firm SeaChange International, a specialist in video solutions and services, has cut annual costs worth over US$ 5mn during its fiscal 2012, which ended January 31st