Inside Digital TV articles from April 2005

Inside Digital TV archives from April 2005

Nokia Exec: Expect Mobile TV In 2006.(Interview)
April 13, 2005... The first true mobile TV networks are likely to be up and running in 2006, at least that's what Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's executive vice president and general manager of multimedia, thinks. He tells Inside Digital TV, "A year on from today,...

Technology Focus: Pace Ramps Up PVR Boxes.(Pace Micro Technology PLC, personal video recorder)
April 13, 2005... David Gillies, director of technology at Pace Micro Technology, believes the capacity of Personal Video Recorder (PVR) set-top boxes (STBs) will escalate sharply during the next two years, with the possibility of the first terabit box going...

Market Update: DTT In Sweden.(digital terrestrial television)
April 13, 2005... Teracom, a Swedish digital terrestrial television (DTT) network operator, is confident it will continue to be a strong player in the Swedish DTV market. The operator already is providing services to 400,000 households but it still believes...

Market Update: UK DTT Sales Near 1.5 Million In Q4 2004.(digital terrestrial television)
April 13, 2005... In the fourth quarter of 2004, the number of digital terrestrial television (DTT) sales in the UK reached a highly impressive 1.45 million. Out of this figure, close to 1.3 million were digital TV adapters, and fewer than 160,000 were...

Mediacast Preview: Private Equity Is This The Right Time To Invest?(Interview)
April 13, 2005... It could be a good time for private-equity (PE) companies to invest in the digital television and media sector, according to Duncan Lewis, a senior advisor/telecoms, media and technology at the Carlyle Group, a leading global PE company. ...

Sky Undecided On New Zealand PVR Model.(Sky Network Television Ltd, Personal Video Recorder)
April 13, 2005... Sky Network Television Ltd (SKY) will introduce PVR services late in 2005 but it is still unsure which business model it will implement. The operator is the leading pay-TV operator in New Zealand and has nearly 600,000 subscribers. It...

Which Technology Will Win In A Competitive Europe?(Industry Overview)
April 13, 2005... By Gilles Fontaine and Florence Le Borgne, IDATE Three broadcasting networks distribute TV channels: the analogue terrestrial network, supplying a small selection of channels; cable; and satellite, either analogue or digital, that supply...

Mediacast Preview: The BBC And Google--Possible Partners?
April 27, 2005... Could we see the BBC working with organisations like Google in the future? It could happen, says Ashley Highfield, director of BBC New Media & Technology who spoke to Inside Digital TV about the broadcaster's plans about delivering its...

Forrester Exec Paints Bleak TV Advertising Picture.
April 27, 2005... The changing way we consume television means advertisers are going to have to be innovative if they want to get their message to consumers. That was the message that came from a panel on interactive advertising at MIPTV/MILIA in Cannes,...

The IPTV Business Model: Will neuf telecom Break The 100,000 Barrier In 2005?(Internet Protocol Television)
April 27, 2005... France's neuf telecom wants to have 100,000 subscribers for its TV service by the end of 2005. The telecoms operator, which launched 'Neuf TV', a TV-over-DSL service in November 2004, is one of the most progressive telcos in the European...

Research Update: Sweden's Digital Switchover.
April 27, 2005... According to local Swedish media consultancy Mediavision, awareness of the coming digital switchover in Sweden is high. In recent analysis, Mediavision found that 75 percent of people surveyed claimed to be "aware" of switchover, and this is...

Executive Q&A: chellomedia President Talks Dutch Digital.(Interview)
April 27, 2005... United Global-Com's European arm UGC Europe operates many cable and direct to home (DTH) networks. UGC Europe also provides television, Internet access and telephony services to more than 8.4 million customers in 13 European countries...

Focus: Eastern Europe.(NTV-Plus, digital television)
April 27, 2005... NTV-Plus And The New Russian Revolution NTV-Plus, the Russian satellite pay-TV operator, expects to be a pioneer in the Russian digital television market. With close to 400,000 subscribers, it wants to play a key role in bringing digital...