Inside Digital TV articles from January 2005

Inside Digital TV archives from January 2005

French Football Deal Saves CanalSatellite Subscriber Base.
January 5, 2005... According to Alexandre Bompard, special adviser to the chairman at Canal+, CanalSatellite could have lost more than 1.5 million subscribers if it had not been successful in picking up most of the exclusive rights to screen French league...

After N2 Deal, Tandberg Ready To Attack The States.(Tandberg Television)
January 5, 2005... Tandberg Television's acquisition of N2 Broadband, an Atlanta, Ga.-based video-on-demand (VOD) software solution provider, will allow the buyer to become a key player in the U.S. digital pay-TV market. The acquisition, which could cost the...

Pay-TV Market Focus: Canada.
January 5, 2005... With traditional cable being the dominant platform in Canada, that country is a vibrant market for pay-TV, and the competition between the various operators is intense. Two of the main players are the Bell Video Group and Rogers Cable, a...

Consumer Behaviour: UPC's Pan-European Christmas Survey.(UPC Digital)
January 5, 2005... UPC, which provides cable television services across Europe, just released findings on consumer behaviour in the television space during this past Christmas season. The research involved interviews with 5,000 people in 11 territories (The...

Serbia Broadband Close To HBO Deal.(Home Box Office Inc.)
January 5, 2005... Serbia Broadband (SBB) wants to be one of the pioneers of digital television in eastern Europe, and the operator aims to have 500,000 Serbian pay-TV subscribers in 2007. The man responsible for shaping SBB's digital TV strategy is CEO Dragan...

HDTV: Finally Here to Stay.( High Definition Television )
January 5, 2005... By Ian Weightman, vice president, IMS Research Until recently, it seemed that broadcast High Definition Television (HDTV) had a bleak future, but it now looks set to become a reality in many countries around the world. As part of its...

Regulatory Exclusive: CSA Looks For One Million Good French Subs.(Le Conseil Superieur de L'audiovisuel)
January 19, 2005... Despite the fact Le Conseil Superieur de L'audiovisuel (CSA), the French broadcasting regulatory body, hasn't published any forward-thinking figures, it is targeting one million subscribers for its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) offering....

Pace Revenues Jump, Bright Future For IPTV.(Pace Micro Technology PLC)(internet protocol television)(Company Profile)
January 19, 2005... IPTV will become a viable competitive threat within two years, and that's what Pace Micro Technology is banking on. The set-top box (STB) vendor just announced its latest financial results, which showed encouraging increases in profits and...

Vodatel: All Things To All People in 2005.(launching interactive home entertainment services)
January 19, 2005... Croatian communications company Vodatel could be pioneering a new business model for pay-TV services in eastern Europe. The Zagreb-based company, in conjunction with SES ASTRA, is launching TV, broadband and video-on-demand (VOD) services in...

High-Definition TV: Technological Transition Or New Market?
January 19, 2005... by Jacques Bajon and Stephanie Villaret, IDATE Euro 1080, Europe's pioneer high-definition TV service, has been operational since January 2004, but the "real" launch of HDTV on the continent hasn't happened yet. Late 2005-early 2006 will...

Telewest Exec Details Landmark UK VOD Launch.(video-on-demand)(Philip Snalune)(Interview)
January 19, 2005... On Tuesday of this week, UK cable operators ntl and Telewest Broadband launched video-on-demand (VOD) services in earnest. The launch of VOD by the cable players undoubtedly will be one of the most significant events in the UK digital...

What Panasonic Is Doing To Beat Digital Price Erosion.
January 19, 2005... According to Ingo Chmielewski, head of European R&DD (Research, Development & Design) for TV and networks within Panasonic, the price erosion in terms of the pricing of digital televisions (plasmas and LCDs) is out of pace with what it should...

Correction.
January 19, 2005... In the last edition of Inside Digital TV, (Vol. 8, No. 1), in the story titled "French Football Deal Saves CanalSatellite Subscriber Base," the line "CanalSatellite could have lost more than 1.5 million subscribers if it had not been successful...