Inside Digital TV articles from May 2006

Inside Digital TV archives from May 2006

Imagenio Likely To Promote Targeted Offers Before Year's End.(Telefonica Co.)
May 10, 2006... Telefonica, the Spanish telecoms operator, already has around 250,000 subscribers for its "Imagenio" IPTV service. The operator added some 200,000 subscribers in 2005 and is on track to be close to half a million subs by the end of the year....

Update: Mobile TV In Germany.(O2 Germany)(T-Mobile International AG und Company KG)(Vodafone D2 GmbH)
May 10, 2006... Germany is the largest wireless market in Europe, with the key operators being O2 Germany, T-Mobile, E-Plus and Vodafone Germany. In a market of more than 80 million people, competition is intense and for mobile operators, mobile- TV services...

Politics, Legislation Hinder DTT In Central And Eastern Europe.
May 10, 2006... By Natalie Mouyal, DigiTAG The development of DTT services has been slow in central and eastern Europe. Apart from the Czech Republic, no country has yet officially launched DTT services. However, with many extensive DTT trials underway,...

German Programming: ProSiebenSat.1 Exec Examines IP, Mobile.(ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG)
May 10, 2006... German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is targeting strong revenue growth from such alternative platforms as mobile and IP. Marcus Englert, ProSiebenSat.1's group director of diversification, tells Inside Digital TV the percentage of overall...

NTT DoCoMo Aims To Boost DTT Offerings.(NTT DoCoMo Inc.)
May 10, 2006... Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo is one of the global leaders when it comes to providing innovative wireless services. The operator, which has around 51 million subscribers in country, is likely to be one of the pioneers in terms of offering...

KPN Targets 700,000 Households.(KPN Group)
May 10, 2006... Dutch telco KPN launched IPTV services in the Netherlands last week, and it aims at having 10,000 customers by October. Ultimately, the operator is targeting 10 percent of the market for both its IPTV and DTT offers. Following last...

Setanta Steals The Show But BSkyB Still Strong.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
May 10, 2006... The news that BSkyB has "only" won four out of the six Premier League football rights packages between 2007 and 2010 is no doubt a surprise but according to Conor O'Shea, a media equity analyst at Teather and Greenwood, the bad news for...

IPTV In Italy: Tiscali Looks To IPTV's Future.
May 24, 2006... The Italian IPTV market could be set to gain another entrant with Tiscali moving ever closer to launching services here. The ISP - one of the largest in Europe - has started a trial in Cagliari that could lead to a commercial launch later...

Poland DTV Exclusive: Rival CEOs Talk Strategy.
May 24, 2006... IPTV is coming to Poland, with Canal+ Polska teaming with the leading telco in Poland, TPSA, to offer such service. In some ways, this mirrors the French deal between Canal+ and France Telecom. Jacques Aymar de Roquefeuil, COO of Canal+...

EuroNews CEO Looks At IPTV Opportunities.
May 24, 2006... According to EuroNews CEO Philippe Cayla, developments in IP technology will enable his company to take better advantage of bringing interactive news services to customers. He tells Inside Digital TV, "I think everyone has been...

The Perfect Match: Philips Leverages World Cup For HD Kickoff.(Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.)
May 24, 2006... Philips Electronics aims to use the World Cup as an opportunity to push HD products all around Europe. Lucas Covers, chief marketing officer at Philips Consumer Electronics, tells Inside Digital TV, "We are rolling out HDTV-ready TV sets,...

Executive Q&A: ntl's Horley Outlines His Company's DTV Plans.(Interview)
May 24, 2006... ntl has had a key 12 months in its history, finally merging with Telewest after years of speculation that the two cable operators would get together. Not only that, the operator is acquiring Virgin Mobile, and it aims to use the Virgin brand...

Interactive Advertising Enters The Mainstream.
May 24, 2006... According to speakers at the Interactive TV Advertising conference in London yesterday, interactive TV advertising (IA) now is becoming commonplace as a business model. The show highlighted a number of case studies in which companies...