Inside Digital TV articles from February 2006

Inside Digital TV archives from February 2006

IPTV Exclusive: BT Courts Content Partners, Hones Mechanics.(Internet Protocol Television)(British Telecommunications PLC)
February 1, 2006... BT, which has announced a slew of content deals in recent weeks, expects to have as many as 20 content partners as it gets set to launch IPTV services in the U.K. later this year. Dan Marks, CEO/Television Services at BT Retail, tells Inside...

At BSkyB, Early Adopters Accept Mobi-TV Costs.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
February 1, 2006... BSkyB says it's al-ready seeing strong demand for people willing to pay for television services on the really small screen. The operator announced a deal with Vodafone last year where it offered two bouquets of content -- one news-and...

Focus On Piracy: Associations Take Prevention Lead.(Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services)(Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia)(Interview)
February 1, 2006... With the emergence of new platforms on watch to video content, the threat of piracy has also grown. Pay-TV operators throughout the world lose billions of euros each year as people illegally access digital television services. And while...

Serbia Broadband Says Time Is Right For DTH.(Direct-to-Home)(Direct-to-Home satellite television service by Serbia Broadband)
February 1, 2006... Serbia Broadband (SBB) launched a DTH service at the end of January based on Eutelsat's W2 satellite service called "TotalTV," and it initially offers 25 channels. Developed to complement its cable service, SBB's DTH service is targeting...

What's Happening In the German Television Market?
February 1, 2006... By Bertold Heil, T-Systems Some months ago, the most exciting event foreseeable in 2006 seemed to be the FIFA World Cup hosted by Germany this year. Today, the industry big shots already appear to have downplayed that event, instead...

Will DTV Overtake Broadband As An Enabler?(Digital TV)(60 percent of European homes will be served by Digital TV in 2010)
February 1, 2006... Digital TV (DTV) will be the key enabler to the digital home rather than broadband, according to the findings from a new Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) Research report The Future Role of Cable in Shaping the Digital Home in Europe. The report...

Spain IPTV Exclusive: Jazztel Prepares To Market Nationwide VoD.(Jazztel Telecommunications services)
February 15, 2006... According to Conchi Ferreras, head of Spanish telecom operator Jazztel's content division, "We will launch a nationwide TV service next month, and then we expect to offer nationwide Video on Demand (VoD) services in the second quarter." ...

Cable In Belgium: Telenet Exec Underlines Digital Approach.
February 15, 2006... Telenet, the Belgian cable operator, expects to triple the number of digital subscribers in 2006. The operator, which recently went through the 100,000-digital-subscriber barrier, plans to post a strong performance as it aims to bring the...

Executive Q&A: Zee Telefilm's Chandra Bucks The Competition.(Subhash Chandra interview)(Interview)
February 15, 2006... Zee Telefilms is continuing to see strong growth for its "DishTV" DTH platform in India. The operator beat its initial target of two million subscribers in June 2005, and it is keen to keep this strong growth going by adding more than...

Eutelsat, SES Global CEOs Talk DTV.
February 15, 2006... Satellite operators like Eutelsat and SES Global play a key role in the development of digital-television landscapes across the world. The two have deals with many channel providers, DTH providers and power digital television platforms...

Telekom Austria: Video The Main Driver For The Future.
February 15, 2006... Telekom Austria is stepping up its IPTV plans in 2006 by investing heavily as it looks to offer a triple play of services to its Austrian customers. Helmut Leopold, head of technology and platform management at Telekom Austria, told Inside...

Digitenne CEO Tackles All Flavours Of Digital.(Chief Operating Officer)(television service through mobile phones)
February 15, 2006... Dutch DTT operator Digitenne is planning to step up its focus on delivering TV services via mobile as one of two major challenges on which CEO Frank Meijerhof is focusing this year. "First, we want to start national coverage this year....