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Content Exclusive: Jetix Europe CEO Looks At Broadband Opportunities
Jetix Europe has been encouraged so far by the performance of its advertiser-supported broadband video service launched in the Netherlands earlier this year. The channel provider now is looking at how this could be extended to other territories. Paul Taylor, CEO of Jetix Europe, tells Inside Digital TV in an... [read more]
Survey Sez: American Adult Internet Use Inches Up
The percentage of online American adults has inched up a tiny 2 percent in the past 17 months to 79 percent, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive, which found Internet usage increasing across all economic and educational strata and age groups. There now are 178 million U.S. adults who go online, Harris said it estimates from the responses to its latest survey, in which it interviewed... [read more]
Guest Blog: Kerry Shih -- Framing The User Bill Of Rights
The User Bill of Rights is something that’s needed by everyone involved in combining data and voice (and with increasing frequency video and presence) on IP networks to deliver the benefits of unified communications, including the end customer who is...
Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2007
COUNTRIESFull Story AROUND THE WORLD >>BELGIUM Telenet Boosts Competitive Position Belgian cable operator Telenet improved its competitive position by making a major acquisition. The operator entered into a non-binding letter of...
COMPANIES To WatchFull Story Siemens Exec Predicts More European IPTV Deals Siemens is confident it will be able to do one or two more deals this year with telcos in terms of deploying IPTV solutions. Chris Coles, CEO of Myrio, a Siemens subsidiary, tells Inside Digital TV, "In...
MERGERS & AcquisitionsFull Story Analysts Examine BSkyB/ITV Deal BSkyB's sudden acquisition of nearly 18 percent of U.K. broadcaster ITV for £940 million ($1.4 billion euros) caught everyone by surprise. It is also likely to scuttle any hope ntl had of linking with...
RESEARCH and ReportsFull Story German Pay-TV Analysis: Football Rights Prove Difficult To Monetize Unity Media, Germany’s second-largest cable operator, announced its latest results that have given indicators of the operator’s early performance since it won the Bundesliga football rights around...
TRIPLE/Quadruple PlayFull Story Mobile-TV Analysis: Thoughts On The 'X-Series' Brand 3 has made a significant move in its mobile-TV strategy by announcing a new range of services under the "X-Series" brand, which sees the operator teaming with such players as Skype, Sling Media...
Out Of Business: Kingston Exec Details KIT Failure One of the most pioneering of television services in the U.K. -- Kingston Interactive Television (KIT) -- has closed down, having failed to capture the imagination of the people in Hull, a city in the north of England. The service, which was offering IPTV pretty much way before anyone else, will be shut down...
